The Babesia bovis hap2 gene is not required for blood stage replication, but expressed upon in vitro sexual stage induction.

The Babesia bovis hap2 gene is not required for blood stage replication, but expressed upon in vitro sexual stage induction.

Babesia bovis, is a tick borne apicomplexan parasite responsible for important cattle losses globally. Babesia parasites have a complex life cycle including asexual replication in the mammalian host and sexual reproduction in the tick vector. Novel control strategies aimed at limiting transmission o...

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Main Authors: Hala E Hussein, Reginaldo G Bastos, David A Schneider, Wendell C Johnson, Fatma K Adham, William C Davis, Jacob M Laughery, David R Herndon, Heba F Alzan, Massaro W Ueti, Carlos E Suarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5646870?pdf=render

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