Comparative proteome analysis of the tegument of male and female adult Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract The tegument, as the surface layer of adult male and female Schistosoma spp. represents the protective barrier of the worms to the hostile environment of the host bloodstream. Here we present the first comparative analysis of sex-specific tegument proteins of paired or virgin Schistosoma ma...

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Main Authors: Franziska Winkelmann, Manuela Gesell Salazar, Christian Hentschker, Stephan Michalik, Tomáš Macháček, Christian Scharf, Emil C. Reisinger, Uwe Völker, Martina Sombetzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11645-3