Molecular characterization of a Trichinella spiralis elastase-1 and its potential as a diagnostic antigen for trichinellosis

Abstract Background Trichinella spiralis muscle larval (ML) excretion/secretion (ES) antigen is the most widely used diagnostic antigen of trichinellosis, but preparation of ES antigen requires collecting worms from infected animals, and detection of specific IgG against ML ES antigen may result in...

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Main Authors: Chen Xi Hu, Peng Jiang, Xin Yue, Jie Zeng, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Yan Yan Song, Ruo Dan Liu, Xi Zhang, Zhong Quan Wang, Jing Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-3981-y