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A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes by Nakao, M, McManus, D P, Schantz, P M, Craig, P S, Ito, A

“…Taxonomic revision by molecular phylogeny is needed to categorize members of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae). We have reconstructed the…”
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Immunopathogenesis of human schistosomiasis by BURKE, M.L, JONES, M.K, GOBERT, G.N, LI, Y.S, ELLIS, M.K, McMANUS, D.P

“…Schistosomiasis continues to be a significant cause of parasitic morbidity and mortality worldwide. This review considers the basic features of the pathology…”
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Molecular epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis by McManus, D P, Thompson, R C A

“…Echinococcus granulosus exhibits substantial genetic diversity that has important implications for the design and development of vaccines, diagnostic reagents…”
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Reflections on the biochemistry of Echinococcus: past, present and future by McManus, D P

“…This review discusses 5 of my earliest papers on the biochemistry of larval Echinococcus published in Parasitology in the 1970s and 1980s. Two of the…”
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Prospects for development of a transmission blocking vaccine against Schistosoma japonicum by McMANUS, D. P.

“…SUMMARY Despite intensive long‐term control programmes, schistosomiasis japonica remains a serious public health problem in China and the Philippines. The…”
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The phylogeny of the Schistosomatidae based on three genes with emphasis on the interrelationships of Schistosoma Weinland, 1858 by Lockyer, A E, Olson, P D, Ostergaard, P, Rollinson, D, Johnston, D A, Attwood, S W, Southgate, V R, Horak, P, Snyder, S D, Le, T H, Agatsuma, T, McManus, D P, Carmichael, A C, Naem, S, Littlewood, D T J

“…Schistosomes are digenean flukes, parasitic of birds, mammals and crocodiles. The family Schistosomatidae contains species of considerable medical and…”
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Complete mitochondrial genomes confirm the distinctiveness of the horse-dog and sheep-dog strains of Echinococcus granulosus by Le, T H, Pearson, M S, Blair, D, Dai, N, Zhang, L H, McManus, D P

“…Unlike other members of the genus, Echinococcus granulosus is known to exhibit considerable levels of variation in biology, physiology and molecular genetics…”
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Familial aggregation of human helminth infection in the Poyang lake area of China with a focus on genetic susceptibility to schistosomiasis japonica and associated markers of disease by Ellis, M K, McManus, D P

“…Human helminthiases are common in China, especially in rural areas where sanitation conditions are poor. Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are predominantly…”
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Complete DNA sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of the liverfluke, Fasciola hepatica L. (Platyhelminthes; Trematoda) by Le, T H, Blair, D, McManus, D P

“…The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA molecule of the liverfluke, Fasciola hepatica (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Trematoda, family…”
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Biology of the schistosome lung-stage schistosomulum by Gobert, G N, Chai, M, McManus, D P

“…Past and more recent research has examined the ultrastructure, metabolism, cell biology, genomics and post-genomics of schistosome schistosomula. These areas…”
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Molecular study of Echinococcus in west-central China by Yang, Y R, Rosenzvit, M C, Zhang, L H, Zhang, J Z, McManus, D P

“…West-central China is an important endemic focus of both alveolar and cystic echinococcosis where several species of intermediate host are commonly infected…”
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SerpinB2 deficiency modulates Th1/Th2 responses after schistosome infection by SCHRODER, W. A., GARDNER, J., LE, T. T., DUKE, M., BURKE, M. L., JONES, M. K., McMANUS, D. P., SUHRBIER, A.

“…Summary SerpinB2, also known as plasminogen activator inhibitor type‐2, is a major product of macrophages and is upregulated during many infections. Although…”
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NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene sequences compared for species and strains of the genus Echinococcus by Bowles, J, McManus, D P

“…Nucleotide sequences of a 471 bp region of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase 1 gene were obtained for 59 Echinococcus isolates including representatives of…”
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Molecular genetic approaches to parasite identification: their value in diagnostic parasitology and systematics by McManus, D.P., Bowles, J.

“…A wide range of approaches is available to parasitologists to aid in specific parasite identification and to formulate phylogenetic relationships. This review…”
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Current status of the genetics and molecular taxonomy of Echinococcus species by McManus, D P

“…The taxonomy of Echinococcus has long been controversial. Based mainly on differences in morphology and host-parasite specificity characteristics, 16 species…”
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Comparative real-time PCR and enzyme analysis of selected gender-associated molecules in Schistosoma japonicum by Moertel, L, Gobert, G N, McManus, D P

“…Schistosomes are complex parasitic helminths with discrete life-cycle stages, adapted for survival in their mammalian and snail hosts and the external aquatic…”
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Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: Prospects and Challenges for the 21st Century by ROSS, Allen G. P, SLEIGH, Adrian C, YUESHENG LI, DAVIS, George M, WILLIAMS, Gail M, ZHENG JIANG, ZHENG FENG, MCMANUS, Donald P

“…Classifications Services CMR Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus by Bowles, J, Blair, D, McManus, D P

“…Three nucleotide data sets, two mitochondrial (COI and ND1) and one nuclear (ribosomal ITS1), have been investigated in order to resolve relationships among…”
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Genetic characterization of the Asian Taenia, a newly described taeniid cestode of humans by Bowles, J, McManus, D P

“…Recent studies on the epidemiologic pattern of taeniasis in Southeast Asia have indicated the existence of a third form of human Taenia, distinguishable from…”
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Transcriptome profiling of lung schistosomula,in vitro cultured schistosomula and adult Schistosoma japonicum by Chai, M, McManus, D P, McInnes, R, Moertel, L, Tran, M, Loukas, A, Jonesa, M K, Gobert, G N

“…The schistosomulum is the main target of vaccine-induced protective immunity; however, most studies have utilized schistosomula produced by mechanical…”
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