Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Identification and characterization of microRNAs in male and female adults

► 8861,260 and 10,957,957 reads of miRNAs obtained in female and male, respectively. ► 20 and 23 conserved miRNAs obtained in A. cantonensis female and male, respectively. ► No new miRNA sequence was found. ► The uracil was the prominent nucleotide in the conserved miRNAs.