Table 1.

Detected protein bands in western blotting on F. hepatica ES antigen (h) and F. gigantica ES antigen (g) with rabbit polyclonal antibodies raised against F. hepatica somatic antigen, F. gigantica somatic antigen, F. hepatica ES antigen and F. gigantica ES antigen

Antigen molecular weight (kDa)	18		19		25		27		29		45		48		55		57		62		67		135
Polyclonal antibodies against	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h	g	h
F. hepatica somatic antigen	_	_	_	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	_	+	_	_	+	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	_
F. gigantica somatic antigen	+	_	_	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	_	+	_	_	+	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	_
F. hepatica E/S antigen	_	+	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	+	+	+	+	+	+
F. gigantica E/S antigen	+	+	_	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	_	+	_	_	_	_	_	+	+	+	+	+	_