Deciphering the glycogenome of schistosomes

Schistosoma mansoni and other Schistosoma sp. are multicellular parasitic helminths (worms) that infect humans and mammals worldwide. Infection by these parasites, which results in developmental maturation and sexual differentiation over a period of five to six weeks, induces antibodies to glycan an...

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Main Authors: Megan Lee Mickum, Nina Salinger Prasanphanich, Jamie eHeimburg-Molinaro, Kristoffer Edgar Leon, Richard D. Cummings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2014.00262/full