Invasion, and short- and long-term survival of Babesia divergens (Phylum Apicomplexa) cultures in non-bovine sera and erythrocytes

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 583-588

  Zintl, Annetta ^a   Westbrook, C ^a   Mulcahy, G ^a   Skerrett, H E ^a   Gray, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Babesia divergens; Erythrocyte invasion; In vitro culture; Long term survival; Short term survival

Indexed keywords

HYPOXANTHINE;

ANIMAL CELL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BLOOD SMEAR; CATTLE; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ERYTHROCYTE; GIEMSA STAIN; HORSE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036301431     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182002001622     Document Type: Article

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