Antigenic variation as an exploitable weakness of babesial parasites

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 50-60

  Allred, David R ^a   Al Khedery, Basima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Babesia bovis; Cerebral babesiosis; Cytoadherence; Pathology

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE; VESA1 PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM; CELL ADHESION; COW; DNA METABOLISM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOCRIT; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; CELL ADHESION; MUTATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BOVINAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33646383856     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.039     Document Type: Article

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