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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Schistosoma cercariae

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Schistosoma cercariae are the free-swimming larval stage of schistosome parasites responsible for schistosomiasis in humans and animals. These cercariae emerge from infected freshwater snails (the intermediate host) and are specialized to penetrate human skin, initiating infection by transforming into schistosomula that migrate through the body to mature into adult worms
Jones et al. 2008 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2(7): e257
Ishida & Jolly 2016 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(9): e0004986
Braun et al. 2020 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(3): e0008176

Schistosoma cercariae does not refer to a species but to a larval (cercarial) stage found in all Schistosoma species
Carson et al. 2020 Mol Biochem Parasitol 240: 111322
Anderson & Enabulele 20…

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A comparative proteomics analysis of the egg secretions of three major schistosome species
Carson et al. 2020 Mol Biochem Parasitol 240: 111322
An atlas of the germ ball-cercaria-schistosomulum transition in Schistosoma mansoni, using confocal microscopy and in situ hybridisation
Parker-Manuel & Wilson 2022 Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis 2: 100087
Determining the viability of Schistosoma mansoni cercariae using fluorescence assays: An application for water treatment
Braun et al. 2020 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14(3): e0008176
Hsp70 May Be a Molecular Regulator of Schistosome Host Invasion
Ishida & Jolly 2016 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(9): e0004986
Schistosoma mansoni
Anderson & Enabulele 2021 Trends Parasitol 37(2): 176-177
Schistosomiasis: cercarial finding and recognizing of human hosts as a prerequisite of invasion
Panzner et al. 2025 Clin Microbiol Rev 38: e00196-24
Review
Tracking the odysseys of juvenile schistosomes to understand host interactions
Jones et al. 2008 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2(7): e257

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