Molecular characterisation of BSR4, a novel bradyzoite-specific gene from Neospora caninum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 887-896

  Risco Castillo, V ^a   Fernandez Garcia A ^a   Zaballos, A ^b   Aguado Martinez A ^a   Hemphill, A ^c   Rodriguez Bertos A ^a   Alvarez Garcia G ^a   Ortega Mora, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bradyzoite; Immunohistochemistry; NcBSR4 gene; NcBSR4 protein; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN BSR4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; ANTIGEN; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HISTOLOGY; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; PROTIST;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRADYZOITE; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOSPORA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

NEOSPORA CANINUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34249930761     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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