Dimorphic sequences of rap-1 genes encode B and CD4+ T helper lymphocyte epitopes in the Babesia bigemina rhoptry associated protein-1

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-99

  Hötzel, Isidro ^a   Brown, Wendy C ^a,b   McElwain, Terry F ^a   Rodríguez, Sergio D ^b   Palmer, Guy H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; Babesia bovis; Epitope; RAP 1; Rhoptry proteins

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BABESIA; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HELPER CELL; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; VIBRIO PHAGE NT-1;

EID: 0030592443     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02686-2     Document Type: Article

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