Figure 1

Heat maps of transcription of all putative nucleases in S. japonicum parasites of different stages, genders or hosts. A. Transcription of all putative schistosome nucleases from parasites at different developmental stages. The cercariae (C) were obtained from infected Oncomelania hupensis, and the eggs (E), hepatic schistosomula (S) and paired adult worms (A) were obtained from S. japonicum-infected BABL/c mice. B. Transcription of all putative nucleases from parasites of different genders and hosts. Male and female adults were obtained from S. japonicum-infected mammals, including BABL/c mice (1), C57BL/6 mice (2), rabbits (3) and buffaloes (4). The transcriptional data is based on a genomic DNA microarray dataset.