Cloning and Characterization of Two Potent Kunitz Type Protease Inhibitors from Echinococcus granulosus.

• Main Authors: Shiwanthi L Ranasinghe (Author), Katja Fischer (Author), Wenbao Zhang (Author), Geoffrey N Gobert (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is responsible for cystic echinococcosis (CE), a cosmopolitan disease which imposes a significant burden on the health and economy of affected communities. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms whereby E. granulosus is able to survive in the hostile mamm...