A rotifer-derived paralytic compound prevents transmission of schistosomiasis to a mammalian host
J. Gao, N. Yang, F. A. Lewis, P. Yau, J. J. Collins, J. V. Sweedler, P. A. Newmark
The paper identifies and characterizes a rotifer-derived compound that paralyzes schistosome cercariae and prevents infection more effectively than existing analogs.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2019Biochemistry