Association between sequence polymorphism in an epitope of Babesia divergens Bd37 exoantigen and protection induced by passive transfer

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 585-593

  Precigout, E ^a   Delbecq, S ^a   Vallet, A ^a   Carcy, B ^a   Camillieri, S ^a   Hadj Kaddour, K ^a   Kleuskens, J ^b   Schetters, T ^a,b   Gorenflot, A ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babesia divergens; Gerbils; Membrane antigen; Merozoite; Monoclonal antibody; Passive transfer

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPASE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PROTECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITOPES; GERBILLINAE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOS TAURUS; GERBILLINAE;

EID: 1842610802     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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