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Transcriptome profiles of the protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus reveal that excretory-secretory products are essential to metabolic adaptation.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Pan Wei, Shen Yujuan, Han Xiuming, Wang Ying, Liu Hua, Jiang Yanyan, Zhang Yumei, Wang Yanjuan, Xu Yuxin, Cao Jianping
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BACKGROUND: Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is caused by the larval stages of the cestode and affects humans and domestic animals worldwide. Protoscoleces (PSCs) are one component of the larval stages that can interact with both definitive and intermediate hosts. Previous genomic and transcriptomic data have provided an overall snapshot of the genomics of the growth and development of this parasite. However, our...
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