Comparative Analysis of Transcriptional Profiles of Adult Schistosoma japonicum from Different Laboratory Animals and the Natural Host, Water Buffalo.

• Main Authors: Shuai Liu (Author), Xiaosu Zhou (Author), Xianyu Piao (Author), Chuang Wu (Author), Nan Hou (Author), Qijun Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is one of the most widely distributed parasitic diseases in the world. Schistosoma japonicum, a zoonotic parasite with a wide range of mammalian hosts, is one of the major pathogens of this disease. Although numerous studies on schistosomiasis japonica have been performed...