Comparison and phylogenetic analysis of the heat shock protein 70 gene of Babesia parasites from dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 217-227

  Yamasaki, Masahiro ^a   Inokuma, Hisashi ^b   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^c   Shaw, Susan E ^d   Aktas, Munir ^e   Yabsley, Michael J ^f   Yamato, Osamu ^g   Maede, Yoshimitsu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia canis canis; Babesia canis rossi; Babesia canis vogeli; Babesia gibsoni; Heat shock protein 70; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS ROSSI; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIA ODOCOILEI; BABESIA OVIS; BABESIA RODHAINI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; GENE CLUSTER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA CERVI; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

BABESIA; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA CABALLI; BABESIA CANIS CANIS; BABESIA CANIS ROSSI; BABESIA CANIS VOGELI; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA GIBSONI; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIA ODOCOILEI; BABESIA OVIS; BABESIA RODHAINI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA CERVI; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

EID: 33947220859     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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