Fig. 4

Venn diagrams of transcription analysis of the predicted ES proteins in the three development stages (metacestode, pre-gravid and gravid adult) of E. multilocularis. The venn diagrams show the gene numbers of the ES protein coding genes that are supported by transcription (a), expressed at a very high expression level (top 25 %) (b), expressed at a high expression level (top 25–50 %) (c), expressed at a medium expression level (top 50–75 %) (d), expressed at a low expression level (top 75–100 %) (e), and not expressed (f), respectively