Genome Editing of Babesia bovis Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System

Babesia bovis is the most virulent cause of bovine babesiosis worldwide. The disease consequences are death, abortion, and economical loss due to reduced milk and meat production. Available vaccines are not effective, treatment options are limited, and emergence of drug and acaricide resistance has...

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Main Authors: Hassan Hakimi, Takahiro Ishizaki, Yuto Kegawa, Osamu Kaneko, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Masahito Asada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-06-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00109-19