Babesia gibsoni rhoptry-associated protein 1 and its potential use as a diagnostic antigen

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Zhou, Jinlin ^a,b   Jia, Honglin ^a   Nishikawa, Yoshifumi ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Babesia gibsoni; Diagnosis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Rhoptry associated protein

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RHOPTRY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MEROZOITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

BABESIA CANIS; BABESIA GIBSONI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33847644950     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.10.022     Document Type: Article

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