Transcriptomic analysis supports a role for the nervous system in regulating growth and development of Fasciola hepatica juveniles

Emily Robb; Erin M. McCammick; Duncan Wells; Paul McVeigh; Erica Gardiner; Rebecca Armstrong; Paul McCusker; Angela Mousley; Nathan Clarke; Nikki J. Marks; Aaron G. Maule

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010854

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Transcriptomic analysis supports a role for the nervous system in regulating growth and development of Fasciola hepatica juveniles

Emily Robb ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Emily Robb, Erin M. McCammick

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.robb@qub.ac.uk (ER); erinmccammick@hotmail.com (EMM); a.maule@qub.ac.uk (AGM)

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-9036

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Erin M. McCammick ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Emily Robb, Erin M. McCammick

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.robb@qub.ac.uk (ER); erinmccammick@hotmail.com (EMM); a.maule@qub.ac.uk (AGM)

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Duncan Wells,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Paul McVeigh,

Roles Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Erica Gardiner,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Rebecca Armstrong,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Paul McCusker,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Angela Mousley,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Nathan Clarke,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Nikki J. Marks,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Aaron G. Maule

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: e.robb@qub.ac.uk (ER); erinmccammick@hotmail.com (EMM); a.maule@qub.ac.uk (AGM)

Affiliation Microbes & Pathogen Biology, The Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Transcriptomic analysis supports a role for the nervous system in regulating growth and development of Fasciola hepatica juveniles

Emily Robb,
Erin M. McCammick,
Duncan Wells,
Paul McVeigh,
Erica Gardiner,
Rebecca Armstrong,
Paul McCusker,
Angela Mousley,
Nathan Clarke,
Nikki J. Marks

Published: November 7, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010854

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