Characterization of a variant erythrocyte surface antigen (VESA1) expressed by Babesia bovis during antigenic variation

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-270

  O'Connor, Roberta M ^a   Lane, Tamara J ^a   Stroup, Suzanne E ^a   Allred, David R ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Babesia bovis; Erythrocyte membrane; Surface antigen

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BABESIA BOVIS; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNE SERA; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0030866037     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00125-4     Document Type: Article

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