Antigenic variation by protozoan parasites: Insights from Babesia bovis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 364-366

  Dzikowski, Ron ^a   Deitsch, Kirk ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BABESIA BOVIS; CATTLE; GENE CONVERSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTOZOON; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA BOVIS; CATTLE; GENES, PROTOZOAN;

BABESIA BOVIS; BOS TAURUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645088193     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.05007.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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