Figure 7.

Detection of Sjda protein in parasites of S. japonicum . A. Detection of Sjda protein in parasites at different developmental stages with specific anti-Sjda antibodies by Western blotting. A specific band is present only for the proteins extracted from the female parasite. B. Detection of the Sjda protein on the surfaces of adult worms by immunofluorescence. A specific signal (in red colour) was observed only on the teguments of the female parasite. The lower panels depict magnifications of the upper panels. ♀, female adult; and ♂, male adult.