The Sigma class glutathione transferase from the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica.

• Main Authors: E James LaCourse (Author), Samirah Perally (Author), Russell M Morphew (Author), Joseph V Moxon (Author), Mark Prescott (Author), David J Dowling (Author), Sandra M O'Neill (Author), Anja Kipar (Author), Udo Hetzel (Author), Elizabeth Hoey (Author), Rafael Zafra (Author), Leandro Buffoni (Author), José Pérez Arévalo (Author), Peter M Brophy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Liver fluke infection of livestock causes economic losses of over US$ 3 billion worldwide per annum. The disease is increasing in livestock worldwide and is a re-emerging human disease. There are currently no commercial vaccines, and only one drug with significant efficacy against adult worms and ju...