Schistosoma mansoni Infection of Mice, Rats and Humans Elicits a Strong Antibody Response to a Limited Number of Reduction-Sensitive Epitopes on Five Major Tegumental Membrane Proteins.

• Main Authors: Greice Krautz-Peterson (Author), Michelle Debatis (Author), Jacqueline M Tremblay (Author), Sergio C Oliveira (Author), Akram A Da'dara (Author), Patrick J Skelly (Author), Charles B Shoemaker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is a major disease of the developing world for which no vaccine has been successfully commercialized. While numerous Schistosoma mansoni worm antigens have been identified that elicit antibody responses during natural infections, little is known as to the identities of the schistosom...