Transcriptome of the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni during intra-mammalian development.

• Main Authors: Arporn Wangwiwatsin (Author), Anna V Protasio (Author), Shona Wilson (Author), Christian Owusu (Author), Nancy E Holroyd (Author), Mandy J Sanders (Author), Jacqueline Keane (Author), Mike J Doenhoff (Author), Gabriel Rinaldi (Author), Matthew Berriman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Schistosomes are parasitic blood flukes that survive for many years within the mammalian host vasculature. How the parasites establish a chronic infection in the hostile bloodstream environment, whilst evading the host immune response is poorly understood. The parasite develops morphologically and g...