GPCR and IR genes in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia

Ultrastructural study of the in vitro interaction between Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes and Schistosoma mansoni miracidia.

Biomphalaria glabrata and Schistosoma mansoni relationship was studied by light microscopy (LM) and freeze-fracture replica technique (FFR). We observed very thin cytoplasmic extensions of hemocytes in the LM, which then surround immobilize the miracidia. FFR images showed that the contact site between hemocytes cytoplasmic extensions and the external tegumentary coat involved only superficial ...

Effects of Euphorbia milii latex on Schistosoma mansoni eggs, miracidia and cercariae.

Schistosoma mattheei--an ovum containing twin miracidia.

A large Schistosoma mettheei ovum containing two miracidia was recovered from a squash preparation of the liver of an experimentally infected hamster. When observed, the miracidia were motile and facing in opposite directions.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms identification in expressed genes of Schistosoma mansoni.

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers have been shown to be useful in genetic investigations of medically important parasites and their hosts. In this paper, we describe the prediction and validation of SNPs in ESTs of Schistosoma mansoni. We used 107,417 public sequences of S. mansoni and identified 15,614 high-quality candidate SNPs in 12,184 contigs. The presence of predicted SNPs was...

Haemozoin in Schistosoma mansoni.

a Departamento de Bioquı́mica Médica, Uni6ersidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Uni6ersitária, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil b Di6isão de Quı́mica, Setor de Quı́mica Orgânica, CENPES, Petrobrás, Cidade Uni6ersitária, 21949-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil c Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Uni6ersidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28015-620, Brazil d I...