A comprehensive proteogenomic landscape of microproteins in Trichomonas vaginalis
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Authors
- Rose Lin
- Yuan‐Ming Yeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8720-947X)
- Petrus Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0253-1836)
- Seow-Chin Ong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-3199)
- Cheng‐Hsun Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-7743)
- Po-Jung Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-8881)
- Chi‐Ching Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-7745)
- Jhen-Wei Syu
- Hong-Wei Luo
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07669-7
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science and Technology Council
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital