Screening of the ‘Pathogen Box’ identifies an approved pesticide with major anthelmintic activity against the barber's pole worm

There is a substantial need to develop new medicines against parasitic diseases via public-private partnerships. Based on high throughput phenotypic screens of largely protozoal pathogens and bacteria, the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) has recently assembled an open-access ‘Pathogen Box’ conta...

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Main Authors: Sarah Preston, Yaqing Jiao, Abdul Jabbar, Sean L. McGee, Benoît Laleu, Paul Willis, Timothy N.C. Wells, Robin B. Gasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320716300525