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Organization of organellar metabolism in parasites discussed in this review. (+ denotes the presence of an organelle, − denotes the absence.)
| organism | aerobic mitochondrion | hydrogenosomes | mitosomes | peroxisomes | plastid relic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trypanosomatids | |||||
| T. brucei | + | − | − | + | − |
| T. cruzi | + | − | − | + | − |
| Leishmania | + | − | − | + | − |
| apicomplexans | |||||
| P. falciparum | + | − | − | − | + |
| T. gondii | + | − | − | − | + |
| Eimeria tenella | + | − | − | − | + |
| Cryptosporidium | − | − | + | − | − |
| other parasites | |||||
| Giardia | − | − | + | − | − |
| E. histolytica | − | − | + | − | − |
| Trichomonas | − | + | − | − | − |
