Novel type of linear mitochondrial genomes with dual flip-flop inversion system in apicomplexan parasites, <it>Babesia microti</it> and <it>Babesia rodhaini</it>

Novel type of linear mitochondrial genomes with dual flip-flop inversion system in apicomplexan parasites, <it>Babesia microti</it> and <it>Babesia rodhaini</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mitochondrial (mt) genomes vary considerably in size, structure and gene content. The mt genomes of the phylum Apicomplexa, which includes important human pathogens such as the malaria parasite <it>Plasmodium</it>, also s...

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Main Authors: Hikosaka Kenji, Tsuji Naotoshi, Watanabe Yoh-ichi, Kishine Hiroe, Horii Toshihiro, Igarashi Ikuo, Kita Kiyoshi, Tanabe Kazuyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Mitochondrial genome
<it>Babesia</it>/<it>Theileria</it>
Piroplasma
Apicomplexa
Flip-flop inversion
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/622

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