A somatically diversified defense factor, FREP3, is a determinant of snail resistance to schistosome infection.

Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, owes its continued success to freshwater snails that support production of prolific numbers of human-infective cercariae. Encounters between schistosomes and snails do not always result in the snail becoming infected, in part because snails can mount im...

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Main Authors: Patrick C Hanington (Author), Michelle A Forys (Author), Eric S Loker (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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