International journal for parasitology
Beneath the surface: gut microbes, cyathostomins and resident immune cells - Characterising the baseline.
Zeynep Yerlikaya, Raúl Miranda-CasoLuengo, Hanne Jahns, Orla Byrne, Wim G Meijer, Grace Mulcahy, Nikki Walshe
Published: 202510.1016/j.ijpara.2025.11.007
Abstract
Cyathostomins are the most prevalent and currently considered the most pathogenic gastrointestinal nematodes in horses. Their life cycle includes an encystment phase within the large intestinal mucosa, where up to 90 % of the total worm burden reside…
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