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The free-living generation of the nematode Strongyloides papillosus undergoes sexual reproduction.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2007
Eberhardt Alexander G, Mayer Werner E, Streit Adrian
Abstract excerpt
The nematode genus Strongyloides consists of parasites that live as parthenogenetic females in the small intestines of their hosts. They can also form a facultative free-living generation with males and females. Recently, research on Strongyloides cellular and molecular biology has concentrated on Strongyloides ratti and Strongyloides stercoralis. We propose that the related nematode Strongyloides papillosus, a...
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