Controlled chaos of polymorphic mucins in a metazoan parasite (Schistosoma mansoni) interacting with its invertebrate host (Biomphalaria glabrata).

Invertebrates were long thought to possess only a simple, effective and hence non-adaptive defence system against microbial and parasitic attacks. However, recent studies have shown that invertebrate immunity also relies on immune receptors that diversify (e.g. in echinoderms, insects and mollusks (...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Emmanuel Roger, Christoph Grunau, Raymond J Pierce, Hirohisa Hirai, Benjamin Gourbal, Richard Galinier, Rémi Emans, Italo M Cesari, Céline Cosseau, Guillaume Mitta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2576457?pdf=render