No evidence for schistosome parasite fitness trade-offs in the intermediate and definitive host

No evidence for schistosome parasite fitness trade-offs in the intermediate and definitive host

Abstract Background The trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni uses an aquatic snail intermediate and a vertebrate definitive host to complete its life cycle. We previously showed that a key transmission trait—the number of cercariae larvae shed from infected Biomphalaria spp. snails—varies signific...

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Main Authors: Winka Le Clec’h, Frédéric D. Chevalier, Kathrin Jutzeler, Timothy J. C. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Schistosoma parasite
Biomphalaria snail host
Rodent host
Virulence-transmission trade-offs
Positive pleiotropy
Genetic crosses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05730-3

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