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Schistosomatidae

Known as: blood fluke 
A family of blood flukes of the class Trematoda which is found in animals and man. It Includes the genera Heterobilharzia, Schistosomatium… 
National Institutes of Health

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BiomphalariaCutaneous schistosomiasisDigenea (flatworm subclass)Microbiological

Narrower (4)

BivitellobilharziaSchistosomaSchistosoma japonicumSchistosoma mansoni

Broader (1)

Trematoda

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The repertoire of G protein-coupled receptors in the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni and the model organism Schmidtea mediterranea
BackgroundG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute one of the largest groupings of eukaryotic proteins, and represent a… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Involvement of the Cytokine MIF in the Snail Host Immune Response to the Parasite Schistosoma mansoni
We have identified and characterized a Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) family member in the Lophotrochozoan… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Successful parasitism of vector snail Biomphalaria glabrata by the human blood fluke (trematode) Schistosoma mansoni: a 2009 assessment.
  • C. Bayne
  • Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 28111159
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Molecular and functional characterization of a tandem-repeat galectin from the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni.
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Characterization of immune genes from the schistosome host snail Biomphalaria glabrata that encode peptidoglycan recognition proteins and gram-negative bacteria binding protein
Peptidoglycan (PGN) recognition proteins (PGRPs) and gram-negative bacteria binding proteins (GNBPs) play an essential role in… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
AN APPROACH TO REVEALING BLOOD FLUKE LIFE CYCLES, TAXONOMY, AND DIVERSITY: PROVISION OF KEY REFERENCE DATA INCLUDING DNA SEQUENCE FROM SINGLE LIFE CYCLE STAGES
Revealing diversity among extant blood flukes, and the patterns of relationships among them, has been hindered by the difficulty… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Gene discovery and expression analysis of immune-relevant genes from Biomphalaria glabrata hemocytes.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Merlin, a new superfamily of DNA transposons identified in diverse animal genomes and related to bacterial IS1016 insertion sequences.
Several new families of DNA transposons were identified by computer-assisted searches in a wide range of animal species that… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Identification of the first major allergen of a squid (Todarodes pacificus).
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The human blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni synthesizes glycoproteins containing the Lewis X antigen.
Infection of vertebrates with the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni induces a variety of host immune responses, which are… 
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