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Williams, D.L., Pierce, R.J. (2005). Schistosoma Genomics. In: Secor, W.E., Colley, D.G. (eds) Schistosomiasis. World Class Parasites, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23362-8_4

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