Babesia divergens builds a complex population structure composed of specific ratios of infected cells to ensure a prompt response to changing environmental conditions

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 859-874

  Cursino Santos, Jeny R ^a   Singh, Manpreet ^a   Pham, Petra ^a   Rodriguez, Marilis ^a   Lobo, Cheryl A ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BABESIA DIVERGENS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA CONTENT; DNA REPLICATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEROZOITE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PIROPLASMOSIS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BABESIA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA REPLICATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 84955164869     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12555     Document Type: Article

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