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3D morphology of nematode encapsulation in snail shells, revealed by micro-CT imaging

Many parasites and hosts are embroiled in an on-going arms race that affects the evolution of each participant. One such battle is between parasitic nematodes and terrestrial gastropods which have co-evolved for 90–130 MY. Recently, snails have been shown to encase and kill invading nematodes using...

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Autores principales: Falkingham, P., Rae, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7843631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33510331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82106-6