Quorum sensing N-Acyl homoserine lactones are a new class of anti-schistosomal.

• Main Authors: Helen Whiteland (Author), Alessandra Crusco (Author), Lisa W Bloemberg (Author), Jamie Tibble-Howlings (Author), Josephine Forde-Thomas (Author), Avril Coghlan (Author), Patrick J Murphy (Author), Karl F Hoffmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis is a prevalent neglected tropical disease that affects approximately 300 million people worldwide. Its treatment is through a single class chemotherapy, praziquantel. Concerns surrounding the emergence of praziquantel insensitivity have led to a need fo...