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Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Department IV, Evolutionary Biology, Spemannstrasse 37, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Parasitology. 2008 Mar;135(3):285-94. doi: 10.1017/S003118200700399X. Epub 2007 Dec 13.
Nematodes of the genus Strongyloides parasitize the small intestines of vertebrates. In addition to a parasitic life-cycle, which is generally considered to be parthenogenetic, Strongyloides can also have a facultative, free-living generation involving male and female worms. The purpose of the present article was to review the literature on the modes of reproduction, the routes of development in the two generations of Strongyloides, discuss the controversial opinions in the literature regarding these aspects and point to new opportunities for addressing key questions in relation to the biology of reproduction of members of the genus employing genetic and genomic tools.
类圆线虫属的线虫寄生于脊椎动物的小肠。除了通常被认为是孤雌生殖的寄生生命周期外，类圆线虫还可以有一个兼性的、涉及雌雄虫的自由生活世代。本文的目的是回顾关于类圆线虫两代繁殖模式、发育途径的文献，讨论文献中关于这些方面的争议性观点，并指出利用遗传和基因组工具解决该属成员生殖生物学关键问题的新机会。
