Genetic and functional diversification of chemosensory pathway receptors in mosquito-borne filarial nematodes.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) afflicts over 60 million people worldwide and leads to severe pathological outcomes in chronic cases. The nematode parasites (Nematoda: Filarioidea) that cause LF require both arthropod (mosquito) intermediate hosts and mammalian definitive hosts for their propagation. The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-06-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000723 |