The genetic basis of adaptive evolution in parasitic environment from the Angiostrongylus cantonensis genome.

• Main Authors: Lian Xu (Author), Meng Xu (Author), Xi Sun (Author), Junyang Xu (Author), Xin Zeng (Author), Dai Shan (Author), Dongjuan Yuan (Author), Ping He (Author), Weiming He (Author), Yulan Yang (Author), Shiqi Luo (Author), Jie Wei (Author), Xiaoying Wu (Author), Zhen Liu (Author), Xiaomin Xu (Author), Zhensheng Dong (Author), Langui Song (Author), Beibei Zhang (Author), Zilong Yu (Author), Lifu Wang (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Xiaodong Fang (Author), Qiang Gao (Author), Zhiyue Lv (Author), Zhongdao Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) is the etiological agent of angiostrongyliasis, mainly causing eosinophilic meningitis or meningoencephalitis in human. Although the biology of A. cantonensis is relatively well known, little is understood about the mechanisms of the parasite's develop...