Molecular characterization of Theileria orientalis piroplasm protein encoded by an open reading frame (To ORF2) in a genomic fragment

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 957-963

  Kim, Jung Yeon ^a   Yokoyama, Naoaki ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Inoue, Noboru ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^a   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^a  

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

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Parasite vaccine; Piroplasm; Theileria orientalis

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; BOVINAE; PLASMODIUM (APICOMPLEXA); THEILERIA; THEILERIA ORIENTALIS;

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THEILERIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BACULOVIRIDAE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THEILERIA;

EID: 7444269937     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.957     Document Type: Article

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