Nematode Illustration (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Nematode Illustration

Caption

The squiggly black line represents the infective juvenile nematode, before it enters a host. Once inside the host, as depicted on the right, the nematode resumes development and releases venom proteins (represented by the green drops).

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Adler Dillman

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