In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Key takeawaysGlobally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, ...

This aligns with findings from Cameroon, where a study on strongylid nematodes in humans and great apes showed a high diversity of parasites shared between the two groups, further illustrating the ...

THE free-living nematodes of the sub-order Rhabditina are widespread in the soil 1 and relatively easily cultivable 2–4 on nutrient agar in the presence of bacteria and have short life-cycles (3 ...

Mackie and colleagues present a valuable comparison of lateralized gustation in two well-studied nematodes. The evidence they present that ASEL/R lateralization exists and is achieved by different ...

Unlike us humans, the soil fungus Mortierella alpina has long known a natural trick against nematodes: It produces special molecules that make life difficult for its predators. These surface ...

ZSI researchers identify 23 blood-sucking fly species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including bluetongue virus carriers, ...

The functioning of human cells resembles the way a city relies on a precise transport system to deliver various things and ...