Non-invasive sampling of schistosomes from humans requires correcting for family structure.

• Główni autorzy: Michelle L Steinauer (Autor), Mark R Christie (Autor), Michael S Blouin (Autor), Lelo E Agola (Autor), Ibrahim N Mwangi (Autor), Geoffrey M Maina (Autor), Martin W Mutuku (Autor), Joseph M Kinuthia (Autor), Gerald M Mkoji (Autor), Eric S Loker (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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For ethical and logistical reasons, population-genetic studies of parasites often rely on the non-invasive sampling of offspring shed from their definitive hosts. However, if the sampled offspring are naturally derived from a small number of parents, then the strong family structure can result in bi...