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Biology and systematics of Echinococcus
Advances in Parasitology, Vol.95, pp.65-109
2017
Abstract
The biology of Echinococcus, the causative agent of echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is reviewed with emphasis on the developmental biology of the adult and metacestode stages of the parasite. Major advances include determining the origin, structure and functional activities of the laminated layer and its relationship with the germinal layer; and the isolation, in vitro establishment and characterization of the multipotential germinal cells. Future challenges are to identify the mechanisms that provide Echinococcus with its unique developmental plasticity and the nature of activities at the parasite-host interface, particularly in the definitive host. The revised taxonomy of Echinococcus is presented and the solid nomenclature it provides will be essential in understanding the epidemiology of echinococcosis.
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- Title
- Biology and systematics of Echinococcus
- Authors/Creators
- R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Advances in Parasitology, Vol.95, pp.65-109
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Identifiers
- 991005544138607891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.163 Parasitology - General
- 1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
- Web Of Science research areas
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- ESI research areas
- Microbiology