Isolation, characterization and expression of a GRA2 homologue from Neospora caninum

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-390

  Ellis, J T ^a   Ryce, C ^a   Atkinson, R ^a   Balu, S ^a   Jones, P ^a   Harper, P A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Grafton Agric Res/Advsy Stn   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen; Dense granule; GRA2; Neospora caninum; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DATA BASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE LIBRARY; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOXOPLASMA; VERO CELLS;

BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034032651     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099005673     Document Type: Article

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