Although hatching from eggs is fundamental for nematode biology it remains poorly
understood. For animal-parasitic nematodes in particular, advancement has been slow …

Anthelmintic resistance is a significant threat to livestock production systems worldwide and
is emerging as an important issue in companion animal parasite management. It is also an …

Like other pathogens, parasitic helminths can rapidly evolve resistance to drug treatment.
Understanding the genetic basis of anthelmintic drug resistance in parasitic nematodes is …

Rapid advancement in high-throughput sequencing and analytical approaches has seen a
steady increase in the generation of genomic resources for helminth parasites. Now …

Obtaining sufficient genetic material from a limited biological source is currently the primary
operational bottleneck in studies investigating biodiversity and genome evolution. In this …

The neglected tropical disease trichuriasis is caused by the whipworm Trichuris trichiura, a
soil-transmitted helminth that has infected humans for millennia. Today, T. trichiura infects as …

The phylum Nematoda represents one of the most cosmopolitan and abundant metazoan
groups on Earth. In this study, we reconstructed the phylogenomic tree for phylum …

This review is aimed to (i) appraise the literature on the use of molecular techniques for the
detection, quantification and differentiation of gastrointestinal helminths (GIH) of equids,(ii) …

Hybridization between different species of parasites is increasingly being recognised as a
major public and veterinary health concern at the interface of infectious diseases biology …

Schistosoma mansoni, a snail‐borne, blood fluke that infects humans, was introduced into
the Americas from Africa during the Trans‐Atlantic slave trade. As this parasite shows strong …