Banchob Sripa

This study validates shotgun metagenomics for detecting soil-transmitted helminths in faecal samples, finding mitochondrial sequence mapping as the most accurate method, with short-read sequencing outperforming long-read.

The paper identifies fluke-borne viruses as risk factors and diagnostic targets for cancers caused by carcinogenic trematodes.

The paper uses whole genome sequencing to show that human and dog-derived Strongyloides stercoralis are genetically distinct, with rare cross-infection events, suggesting the parasite originated in dogs and began infecting humans after domestication.

The paper shows that CagA+ Helicobacter pylori infection induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition in human cholangiocytes, promoting migration, invasion, and colony formation.

This study uses CRISPR/Cas9 to knockout the Ov-grn-1 gene in liver flukes, showing reduced biliary tract pathology in infected hamsters.