Research Article

Sm16, A Schistosoma mansoni Immunomodulatory Protein, Fails to Elicit a Protective Immune Response and Does Not Have an Essential Role in Parasite Survival in the Definitive Host

Table 2

Protection induced by rSm16 immunization in mice.

Worm burdenProtection (%)Eggs/gram of liver ()Egg/gram of intestine ()
MaleFemaleTotal

Trial 1
Freund’snd
rSm16/Freund’s0%nd
Alum
rSm16/alum7.0%
Trial 2
Freund’s
rSm16/Freund’s0%
Alum
rSm16/alum0%

nd: not determined.