Identification of three CCp genes in Babesia divergens: Novel markers for sexual stages parasites

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-43

  Becker, C A M ^a,f   Malandrin, L ^a   Depoix, D ^b   Larcher, T ^c   David, P H ^d   Chauvin, A ^a   Bischoff, E ^e,g   Bonnet, S ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INRA UMR 703   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^g Unité de génétique et génomique des insectes vecteurs   (France)

Author keywords

Babesia divergens; CCp family; Gametocytes; Plasmodium; Sexual stages

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BDCCP1 GENE; BDCCP2 GENE; BDCCP3 GENE; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; IXODES RICINUS; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BOVINAE; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77955841333     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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