A Biomphalaria glabrata peptide that stimulates significant behaviour modifications in aquatic free-living Schistosoma mansoni miracidia.

• Main Authors: Tianfang Wang (Author), Russell C Wyeth (Author), Di Liang (Author), Utpal Bose (Author), Guoying Ni (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Scott F Cummins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The human disease schistosomiasis (or bilharzia) is caused by the helminth blood fluke parasite Schistosoma mansoni, which requires an intermediate host, the freshwater gastropod snail Biomphalaria glabrata (the most common intermediate host). The free-swimming parasite miracidia utilise an excellen...