Immunochemical characterization of in vitro culture-derived antigens of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 239-249

  Passos, L M F ^a   Bell Sakyi, L ^b   Brown, C G D ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babesia bigemina; Babesia bovis; Immunoprecipitation; In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BABESIA; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MEXICO; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MEXICO; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOS TAURUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032580452     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00095-8     Document Type: Article

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