Schistosome Gut (IMAGE)

Morgridge Institute for Research

Schistosome Gut

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This confocal image shows a juvenile female schistosome, a parasitic flatworm that infects hundreds of millions of people globally, causing the disease schistosomiasis. The species shown here, Schistosoma mansoni, lives inside host blood vessels, where it takes up nutrients that fuel its growth and reproduction. This individual is labeled with a fluorescent probe that allows us to visualize gene expression in the parasite's gut.

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Jayhun Lee, Newmark Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research

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