Genetic manipulation of Schistosoma haematobium, the neglected schistosome.

• Main Authors: Gabriel Rinaldi (Author), Tunika I Okatcha (Author), Anastas Popratiloff (Author), Mary A Ayuk (Author), Sutas Suttiprapa (Author), Victoria H Mann (Author), Yung-san Liang (Author), Fred A Lewis (Author), Alex Loukas (Author), Paul J Brindley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Minimal information on the genome and proteome of Schistosoma haematobium is available, in marked contrast to the situation with the other major species of human schistosomes for which draft genome sequences have been reported. Accordingly, little is known about functional genomics in S. haematobium...