Interplay between Attenuation- and Virulence-Factors of <i>Babesia bovis</i> and Their Contribution to the Establishment of Persistent Infections in Cattle

Interplay between Attenuation- and Virulence-Factors of <i>Babesia bovis</i> and Their Contribution to the Establishment of Persistent Infections in Cattle

Bovine babesiosis is an acute and persistent tick-borne global disease caused mainly by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan parasites <i>Babesia bovis</i> and <i>B. bigemina</i>. <i>B. bovis</i> infected erythrocytes sequester in blood capillaries of the host (cyto...

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Main Authors: Gina M. Gallego-Lopez, Brian M. Cooke, Carlos E. Suarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
persistence
Babesia
cytoadhesion
sequestration
VESA
SBP2t11
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/8/3/97

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