Genetic and biochemical analysis of erythrocyte-stage surface antigens belonging to a family of highly conserved proteins of Babesia equi and Theileria species

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-79

  Knowles, D P ^a,b   Kappmeyer, L S ^a   Perryman, L E ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pathol   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia equi; Charge analysis; Immunodominant surface antigens; Protein structure; Selection; Theileria

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THEILERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COBRA VENOMS; ERYTHROCYTES; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GLYCOSYLATION; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THEILERIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BABESIA; BABESIA EQUI; EQUIDAE; PROTOZOA; THEILERIA; THEILERIA SERGENTI;

EID: 0031441356     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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