Genome-Wide Analyses of Individual Strongyloides stercoralis (Nematoda: Rhabditoidea) Provide Insights into Population Structure and Reproductive Life Cycles.

• Main Authors: Taisei Kikuchi (Author), Akina Hino (Author), Teruhisa Tanaka (Author), Myo Pa Pa Thet Hnin Htwe Aung (Author), Tanzila Afrin (Author), Eiji Nagayasu (Author), Ryusei Tanaka (Author), Miwa Higashiarakawa (Author), Kyu Kyu Win (Author), Tetsuo Hirata (Author), Wah Win Htike (Author), Jiro Fujita (Author), Haruhiko Maruyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The helminth Strongyloides stercoralis, which is transmitted through soil, infects 30-100 million people worldwide. S. stercoralis reproduces sexually outside the host as well as asexually within the host, which causes a life-long infection. To understand the population structure and transmission pa...