This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 21: The giant intestinal worm, Ascaris lumbricoides

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 21 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of Ascaris lumbricoides, one of the largest nematodes to infect humans. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP021.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you by the American …

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TWiP 19: Enterobius vermicularis, the pinworm

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 19 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson move on to nematodes with a discussion of the pinworm. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP019.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. Links …

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TWiP 18: Cryptosporidium

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 18 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP018.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology …

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TWiP 17: Entamoeba histolytica

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 17 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP017.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you …

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TWiP 14: Leishmania

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 14 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson consider the life cycle and pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Leishmania. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP014.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. …

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