Spherical Body Protein 2 truncated copy 11 as a specific Babesia bovis attenuation marker
Abstract Background Bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia bovis is a tick-borne hemoparasitic disease of global impact, and improved control is needed. In B. bovis, spherical body protein 2 (SBP-2) truncated copies 7, 9 and 11 (sbp2t7, sbp2t9 and sbp2t11) gene transcripts were recently reported to be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2782-z |