Diminished adherence of Biomphalaria glabrata embryonic cell line to sporocysts of Schistosoma mansoni following programmed knockout of the allograft inflammatory factor

Larval development in an intermediate host gastropod snail of the genus Biomphalaria is an obligatory component of the life-cycle of Schistosoma mansoni. Understanding of the mechanism(s) of host defense may hast...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - October 13, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fernanda Sales Coelho, Rutchanee Rodpai, Andr é Miller, Shannon E. Karinshak, Victoria H. Mann, Omar dos Santos Carvalho, Roberta Lima Caldeira, Marina de Moraes Mourão, Paul J. Brindley and Wannaporn Ittiprasert Tags: Research Source Type: research