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

• Main Authors: Michelle L Steinauer (Author), Mark R Christie (Author), Michael S Blouin (Author), Lelo E Agola (Author), Ibrahim N Mwangi (Author), Geoffrey M Maina (Author), Martin W Mutuku (Author), Joseph M Kinuthia (Author), Gerald M Mkoji (Author), Eric S Loker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...