This Week in Parasitism #20: The whipworm Trichuris trichiura

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

On episode 20 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of nematodes with the whipworm Trichuris trichiura.

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• Trichuris trichiura adult female (jpg)
• Trichuris trichiura adult male (jpg)
• Trichuris trichiura in situ (jpg)
• Trichuris trichiura life cycle (jpg)
• Exploitation of the intestinal microflora by T. muris
• Letters read on TWiP 20

Download TWiP #20 (64 MB .mp3, 89 minutes)

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