A novel high throughput assay for anthelmintic drug screening and resistance diagnosis by real-time monitoring of parasite motility.

• Auteurs principaux: Michael J Smout (Auteur), Andrew C Kotze (Auteur), James S McCarthy (Auteur), Alex Loukas (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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BACKGROUND: Helminth parasites cause untold morbidity and mortality to billions of people and livestock. Anthelmintic drugs are available but resistance is a problem in livestock parasites, and is a looming threat for human helminths. Testing the efficacy of available anthelmintic drugs and developm...