Genus Paragordius

On April 16, 2014, the Society for General Microbiology hosted a symposium on mind-altering microbes that was held in Liverpool… (More)

Despite the severe fitness costs associated with sexual reproduction, its persistence and pervasiveness among multicellular… (More)

The hairworm (Nematomorpha) Paragordius tricuspidatus has the ability to alter the behaviour of its terrestrial insect host (the… (More)

Very few parasite species are directly predated but most of them inherit the predators of their host. We explored the behavioural… (More)

Despite increasing evidence of host phenotypic manipulation by parasites, the underlying mechanisms causing infected hosts to act… (More)

As prisoners in their living habitat, parasites should be vulnerable to destruction by the predators of their hosts. But we show… (More)

Paragordius is a genus of Gordiida with a worldwide distribution, but with a scarce specific diversity. Sixteen species of the… (More)

The proteome of most parasite species is currently unknown. Hairworms (Nematomorpha), 300 species distributed around the world… (More)

The musculature of larvae of Gordius aquaticus was investigated by laser-scanning microscopy and compared to transmission… (More)