PEET: Monographic Studies of the Coccidia of the World

9521687杜辛斯基的家畜和动物园动物以及野生动物种群，包括各种无脊椎动物，都可能被球虫病摧毁，这种疾病是由一种统称为球虫的多种细胞内肠道寄生虫引起的。由于复杂的生命周期，这一具有重要经济意义的种群的分类是复杂和混乱的，对许多物种来说，这些生命周期甚至没有将不同的生命阶段联系在一起。杜辛斯基博士和厄普顿博士是公认的这些寄生虫的系统权威。他们将制作一本关于世界球虫动物群的专著，制定描述和类型命名的标准，并澄清命名问题。他们的工作成果将以电子形式和出版形式提供。他们将培养研究生和本科生，使他们成为这些鲜为人知的生物体亟需的系统研究人员。这一奖项将有助于我们了解这些单细胞寄生生物的生物多样性和关系，并支持研究生教育和培训能够进一步研究这些生物的年轻系统学家。该项目有可能提供与这些严重致病生物体的管理和控制相关的信息，并有助于提供对宿主共同进化、生物地理学、生态学等研究中的基础研究重要的谱系关系的知识。

9521687 DUSZYNSKI Domestic and zoo animals as well as wild animal populations, including various invertebrates, can be devastated by the disease known as coccidiosis, which is caused by a diversity of intracellular intestinal parasites known collectively as the Coccidia (Protista: Apicomplexa: Eimeriorina). The taxonomy of this economically important group is complicated and in disarray because of complex life cycles which for many species have not even associated the different life stages. Drs. Duszynski and Upton are recognized systematic authorities for these parasites. They will produce a monographic treating the world fauna of coccidians that develops a standard of description and type designation and clarifies nomenclatural problems. Results of their work will be made available electronically as well as in published form. And they will train both graduate and undergraduate students to become badly needed systematic researchers with these poorly known organisms. This award will contribute to our knowledge of the biodiversity and relationships of these single celled, parasitic organisms and support the graduate education and training young systematists capable of further research with these organisms. The project has potential to provide information relevant for management and control of these serious disease causing organisms as well as contributing knowledge of relationships of lineages important for basic research in studies of host coevolution, biogeography, ecology, etc..