Host-Specific Serum Factors Control the Development and Survival of Schistosoma mansoni

Host-Specific Serum Factors Control the Development and Survival of Schistosoma mansoni

IntroductionSchistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by blood-dwelling flatworms which develop from skin-penetrating cercariae, the freely swimming water-borne infective stage of Schistosoma mansoni, into adult worms. This natural course of infection can be mimicked in experiment...

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Main Authors: Anisuzzaman, Sören Frahm, Ulrich Fabien Prodjinotho, Sonakshi Bhattacharjee, Admar Verschoor, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Schistosoma mansoni
host specificity
newly transformed schistosomula
host serum
schistomicidal activity
complement system
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.635622/full

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