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The Zoonotic Helminth Parasite Fasciola hepatica: Virulence-Associated Cathepsin B and Cathepsin L Cysteine Peptidases Secreted by Infective Newly Excysted Juveniles (NEJ)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Fasciolosis, caused by the worm parasite Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke), is a global disease of farm animals and a neglected disease of humans. Infection arises from the ingestion of resistant metacercariae that contaminate vegetation. Within the intestine, the parasite excysts as a...

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Autores principales: Barbour, Tara, Cwiklinski, Krystyna, Lalor, Richard, Dalton, John Pius, De Marco Verissimo, Carolina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8698070/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34944270
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11123495