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The hemolymph of <i>Biomphalaria</i> snail vectors of schistosomiasis supports a diverse microbiome
2020-04-24
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<h4>SUMMARY</h4> The microbiome – the microorganism community that is found on or within an organism’s body – is increasingly recognized to shape many aspects of its host biology and is a key determinant of health and disease. Microbiomes modulate the capacity of insect disease vectors (mosquitos, tsetse flies, sandflies) to transmit parasites and disease. We investigate the diversity and abundance of microorgani...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a529a22b-defa-5cd2-ae8e-eb626d87e429
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.04.22.056168
