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Thermosensation: Human Parasitic Nematodes Use Heat to Hunt Hosts
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Thermosensation: Human Parasitic Nematodes Use Heat to Hunt Hosts

Michael P O'Donnell, Munzareen Khan and Piali Sengupta
Current biology, Vol.28(14), pp.R795-R798
07/23/2018
PMID: 30040942

Abstract

Temperature Animals Humans Skin Hot Temperature Chemotaxis Nematoda
Temperature is a critical host-emitted cue for many parasitic species. A recent study shows that skin-penetrating human parasitic hookworms and threadworms exhibit adaptive host-seeking behaviors that are based on their temperature experience, opening up possibilities for new intervention strategies.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.082View
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