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Transient Transduction of the Strobilated Forms of Echinococcus granulosus
Published on: September 16, 2022
Echinostomes as experimental models for interactions between adult parasites and vertebrate hosts
1Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Avenida Vicente Andrés Estellés, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain. rafael.toledo@uv.es
Abstract:
Echinostomes are intestinal trematodes that, for years, have served as experimental models in different areas of parasitology. However, the usefulness of these trematodes in experimental parasitology has been underappreciated. In this article, we examine the characteristics that make echinostomes useful models for analysis of the interactions between adult parasites and vertebrate hosts, particularly in relation to the host-related factors that determine the establishment of the parasites.

