Ultrastructural analysis of miltefosine-induced surface membrane damage in adult Schistosoma mansoni BH strain worms.

Schistosomiasis is an infectious parasitic disease caused by helminths from the genus Schistosoma; it affects over 200 million people globally and is endemic in 70 countries. In Brazil, 6 million individuals are infected with Schistosoma mansoni. Furthermore, as the prevalence of S.

Scanning electron microscopy of the human low-density lipoprotein interaction with the tegument of Schistosoma mansoni.

The interaction between host molecules and Schistosoma mansoni has been regarded as a key feature for parasite survival. In this work, scanning electron microscopy was used to study the interaction of human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) with the tegument of the adult worm of S. mansoni.