Annotation and characterization of Babesia gibsoni apicoplast genome

Abstract Background Babesia gibsoni is an apicomplexan parasite transmitted by ticks, which can infect canine species and cause babesiosis. The apicoplast is an organelle associated with isoprenoids metabolism, is widely present in apicomplexan parasites, except for Cryptosporidium. Available data i...

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Main Authors: Qin Liu, Long Yu, Fan Jiang, Muxiao Li, Xueyan Zhan, Yuan Huang, Sen Wang, Xiaoyong Du, Lan He, Junlong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04065-7