Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

People love the taste of sugar beets' primary byproduct: white sugar. Soilborne cyst nematodes—parasitic, microscopic ...

Biologists have discovered that the nematodes respond differently to carbon dioxide at different stages in their life cycle, which could help scientists find ways to prevent or cure infections by ...

“nematode factors are in part responsible for inducing the changes that are seen in the lymphatic system” B. malayi and W. bancrofti replicate through a complicated life cycle that begins in ...

"Skin-penetrating nematodes encounter high CO 2 concentrations throughout their life cycle, both in fecal and soil microenvironments and inside the host body," said corresponding author and UCLA ...

Beet cyst nematode is an increasing threat to British sugar beet crops and growers are urged to ramp up soil testing efforts ...