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Schistosoma Genomics: New Perspectives on Schistosome Biology and Host-Parasite Interaction
28 Aug 2009
Abstract excerpt
Schistosomiasis, caused mainly by Schistosoma japonicum, S. mansoni, and S. hematobium, remains one of the most prevalent and serious parasitic diseases worldwide. The blood flukes have a complex life cycle requiring adaptation for survival in fresh water as free-living forms and as parasites in snail intermediate and vertebrate definitive hosts. Functional genomics analyses, including transcriptomic and...
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