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. 2015 Jun 18;9(6):e0003805.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003805. eCollection 2015 Jun.

It's All about Those Bases: The Need for Incorporating Parasite Genetic Heterogeneity into the Development of Schistosome Vaccines

Alyssa M Gleichsner  1 , Elizabeth A Thiele  2 , Dennis J Minchella  1
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It's All about Those Bases: The Need for Incorporating Parasite Genetic Heterogeneity into the Development of Schistosome Vaccines

Alyssa M Gleichsner et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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