First record of a ‘fish’ blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from a marine mammal: Cardicola dhangali n. sp.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.009
Abstract: We describe the first known blood fluke from a marine mammal, the dugong, Dugong dugon (Sirenia: Dugongidae), which represents a new species of aporocotylid, Cardicola dhangali n. sp. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae). Eggs presumed to be of… read more here.
Keywords: marine mammal; blood fluke; cardicola; blood ... See more keywords
Expression, purification and characterization of two leucine aminopeptidases of the blood fluke, Schistosoma mansoni.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.11.006
Abstract: Schistosomiasis is a major neglected tropical disease (NTD) and considered the most important of the human helminthiases in terms of morbidity and mortality. Whereas treatment with praziquantel has been effective since the 1980s, the potential… read more here.
Keywords: blood fluke; schistosoma mansoni; leucine aminopeptidases; fluke schistosoma ... See more keywords
Draft genome of the bluefin tuna blood fluke, Cardicola forsteri
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276287
Abstract: The blood fluke Cardicola forsteri (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) is a pathogen of ranched bluefin tuna in Japan and Australia. Genomics of Cardicola spp. have thus far been limited to molecular phylogenetics of select gene sequences. In… read more here.
Keywords: genome; blood fluke; blood; fluke cardicola ... See more keywords