Terror in the dirt: Sensory determinants of host seeking in soil-transmitted mammalian-parasitic nematodes
Infection with gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes is a major cause of chronic morbidity and economic burden around the world, particularly in low-resource settings. Some parasitic nematode species, including the human-parasitic threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis and human-parasitic hookworms in...
Main Authors: | Astra S. Bryant, Elissa A. Hallem |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718301118 |
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