Uniformity of protective antigens among isolates of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-304

  Knowles, A G ^a   Opdebeeck, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

antigenic diversity; Boophilus microplus; ectoparasite; monoclonal antibodies; protective antigens; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; IXODES MURIS; MURINAE;

EID: 0030268460     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00749.x     Document Type: Article

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