JUTZELER Kathrin

Abundant genetic variation is retained in many laboratory schistosome populations

This study finds that laboratory Schistosoma mansoni populations retain abundant genetic variation, with implications for drug resistance studies and GWAS.

Advantages of outcrossing in Plasmodium falciparum: insights from genetic crosses using fluorescent labelled parasites

The paper investigates the fitness consequences of selfing and outcrossing in malaria parasites using fluorescent-labelled clones and finds an outcrossing advantage linked to faster sporozoite maturation and increased recombination.

Rapid phenotypic and genotypic change in a laboratory schistosome population

The paper detects recent contamination in a laboratory Schistosoma mansoni population and shows how genetic drift causes divergence in parasite populations over time.