Universal primers suitable to assess population dynamics reveal apparent mutually exclusive transcription of the Babesia bovis ves1α gene

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Zupańska, Agata K ^a   Drummond, Paul B ^a   Swetnam, Daniele M ^a   Al Khedery, Basima ^a   Allred, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Babesia bovis; Babesiosis; Universal primers; ves multigene family

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; GENOMIC DNA; LYSINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESA1 PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD PARASITE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; EXON; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMICS; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVESTOCK; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VES1 ALPHA GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BABESIA BOVIS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BABESIA BOVIS;

EID: 64149086664     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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