Expression and strain variation of the novel "small open reading frame" (smorf) multigene family in Babesia bovis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-138

  Ferreri, Lucas M ^a   Brayton, Kelly A ^a   Sondgeroth, Kerry S ^a   Lau, Audrey O T ^a   Suarez, Carlos E ^b   McElwain, Terry F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Babesia bovis; Smorf multigene family

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PEPTIDE; SMALL OPEN READING FRAME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN; TOPOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE PRODUCT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MO7 GENE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SMORF GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA BOVIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA BOVIS;

EID: 84856469912     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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