Article
Single-cell atlas of the first intra-mammalian developmental stage of the human parasite <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>
2019-09-11
Abstract excerpt
Over 250 million people suffer from schistosomiasis, a tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms known as schistosomes. Humans become infected by free-swimming, water-borne larvae, which penetrate the skin. The earliest intra-mammalian stage, called the schistosomulum, undergoes a series of developmental transitions. These changes are critical for the parasite to adapt to its new environment as it navigates t...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5a6b96a0-bb31-598f-bdc0-737b646e919b
- DOI
- 10.1101/754713
