Schistosoma mansoni Egg, Adult Male and Female Comparative Gene Expression Analysis and Identification of Novel Genes by RNA-Seq.

• Main Authors: Letícia Anderson (Author), Murilo S Amaral (Author), Felipe Beckedorff (Author), Lucas F Silva (Author), Bianca Dazzani (Author), Katia C Oliveira (Author), Giulliana T Almeida (Author), Monete R Gomes (Author), David S Pires (Author), João C Setubal (Author), Ricardo DeMarco (Author), Sergio Verjovski-Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide and is a public health problem. Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread species responsible for schistosomiasis in the Americas, Middle East and Africa. Adult female worms (mated to males) release eggs in the hep...