Evaluation of schistosome promoter expression for transgenesis and genetic analysis.

Schistosome worms of the genus Schistosoma are the causative agents of schistosomiasis, a devastating parasitic disease affecting more than 240 million people worldwide. Schistosomes have complex life cycles, and have been challenging to manipulate genetically due to the dearth of molecular tools. A...

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Main Authors: Shuang Liang, Melissa Varrecchia, Kenji Ishida, Emmitt R Jolly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4032330?pdf=render