Screening diagnostic candidates for schistosomiasis from tegument proteins of adult Schistosoma japonicum using an immunoproteomic approach.

BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is one of the world's most prevalent zoonotic diseases and a serious worldwide public health problem. Since the tegument (TG) of Schistosoma japonicum is in direct contact with the host and induces a host immune response against infection, the identification of immune...

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Main Authors: Min Zhang, Zhiqiang Fu, Changjian Li, Yanhui Han, Xiaodan Cao, Hongxiao Han, Yantao Liu, Ke Lu, Yang Hong, Jiaojiao Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338221?pdf=render