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  • Title: Carbohydrate metabolism in adult schistosomes of different strains and species.
    Author: Tielens AG, van Oordt BE, van den Bergh SG.
    Journal: Int J Parasitol; 1989 Jul; 19(4):447-9. PubMed ID: 2777465.
    Abstract:
    In this comparative study the carbohydrate metabolism of Schistosoma japonicum, S. haematobium, S. intercalatum, S. bovis and three strains of S. mansoni was investigated. No large differences were found in the protein and glycogen contents of all species involved. In all species investigated, lactate was the main end product of carbohydrate breakdown. However, all parasites degraded part of the glucose to CO2 via the Krebs cycle. No difference was observed in the contribution of this aerobic process to energy production in the three strains of S. mansoni investigated. The differences in Krebs-cycle activity between the five schistosome species investigated were very small. Therefore, this study refutes the idea that significant differences exist in the carbohydrate metabolism of various schistosome species or strains.
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