This review reexamines the results obtained in recent decades regarding the compatibility
polymorphism between the snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, and the pathogen, Schistosoma …

Coevolutionary dynamics in host–parasite interactions potentially lead to an arms race that
results in compatibility polymorphism. The mechanisms underlying compatibility have …

Aerolysins are virulence factors belonging to the β pore-forming toxin (β-PFT) superfamily
that are abundantly distributed in bacteria. More rarely, β-PFTs have been described in …

Schistosomiasis, or also generally known as bilharzia or snail fever, is a parasitic disease
that is caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. It is considered by the …

In this study, we analyze the degree of susceptibility/un-susceptibility of five strains of
Biomphalaria glabrata from different geographical origins successively challenged with a …

The co-evolution between hosts and parasites involves huge reciprocal selective pressures
on both protagonists. However, relatively few reports have evaluated the impact of these …

The G× E concept, in which genotype× environment interactions bring about the phenotype,
is widely used to describe biological phenomena. We propose to extend the initial notion of …

Background Anthropogenic environmental changes may lead to ecosystem destabilization
and the unintentional colonization of new habitats by parasite populations. A remarkable …

Background Human intestinal schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni and urinary
schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma haematobium are endemic in Ethiopia. Although …

The digenetic trematode Schistosoma mansoni is a human parasite that uses the mollusc
Biomphalaria glabrata as intermediate host. Specific S. mansoni strains can infect efficiently …