Characterization and analysis of the cuticlin gene family of the human parasite Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerciasis, or African River blindness caused by the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus is the second leading cause of infectious blindness world-wide, with over 18 million people infected. The parasite has a complex life cycle with developmental stages in both the black fly vector (L1, L2 an...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2003
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3078704 |