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TWiP 183: When they dry they die

  • May 8, 2020
  • Tagged as: Enterobius vermicularis, nematode, ONP, parasite, parasitism, protease, roundworm, whipworm

Dickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Female with Itchy Anus, and reveal the structure of a roundworm membrane protein involved in digestion of nutrients.

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TWiP 72: Wormholes

  • May 24, 2014
  • Tagged as: Brugia, helminth, host manipulation, parasite, parasitism, protease, schistosomes, Strongyloides, Trichinella
Dickson and worm

Vincent and Dickson discuss five ways that helminths manipulate host tissues to survive.

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TWiP 32: Evasive trypanosomes and schistosomes

  • November 8, 2011
  • Tagged as: cruzain, immune evasion, nfkappab, parasite, parasitism, protease, schistosome, tetraspanin, trypanosome

Vincent and Dickson discuss immune evasion by the cruzain protease of T. cruzi, and novel tetraspanin antigens of S. japonicum.

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