Proteomic and deep sequencing analysis of extracellular vesicles isolated from adult male and female Schistosoma japonicum.

• Main Authors: Pengfei Du (Author), Bikash R Giri (Author), Juntao Liu (Author), Tianqi Xia (Author), Christoph G Grevelding (Author), Guofeng Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomes are the causative agent of schistosomiasis, which affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Unlike other trematode parasites, schistosomes (along with the Didymozoidae) have evolved separate sexes. Pairing of males and females is a prerequisite for female sexual development and su...