In an advance that may potentially lead to new treatments for parasitic hookworms, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Cornell University have sequenced the genome of the ...
The genome of the hookworm, Ancylostoma ceylanicum has been sequenced by researchers. The genome of the nematode that, according to some estimates, infects as many as 400 million people worldwide will ...
Under magnifying endoscopy, a worm is seen hooking its head into the intestinal mucosa. The parasite was removed and identified as Ancylostoma ceylanicum, a nematode that is endemic to Southeast Asia.