Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2014;(1):84-89

Progress of research on parasitic adaptability of schistosome and its applica-tion value

Bing CHEN ; Jianfan WEN

Keywords

Schistosome; Parasitic adaptability; Co-evolution; Target; Natural active molecule

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

The larval and adult schistosomes can effectively establish the stable parasitic relationship with their final hosts and then maintain the parasitism for a long time,due to the successful adaptation to their parasitic lifestyle. This paper reviews the progress of research on parasitic adaptability of schistosomes in several respects,and demonstrates the application value of schisto-somal genes related to parasitic adaptability in schistosomiasis control and exploitation of natural active molecules.