Antigenic and Genetic Diversities of Babesia ovata in Persistently Infected Cattle

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1321-1327

  Arai, Satoru ^a   Tsuji, Masayoshi ^a   Kim, Sam Ju ^a   Nakada, Ken ^a   Kirisawa, Rikio ^a   Ohta, Masato ^b   Ishihara, Chiaki ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia ovata; Diversity; Persistent infection

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BABESIA OVATA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; JAPAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, SCID; PREVALENCE; THEILERIASIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032252961     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1321     Document Type: Article

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