A novel candidate vaccine for cytauxzoonosis inferred from comparative apicomplexan genomics.

Cytauxzoonosis is an emerging infectious disease of domestic cats (Felis catus) caused by the apicomplexan protozoan parasite Cytauxzoon felis. The growing epidemic, with its high morbidity and mortality points to the need for a protective vaccine against cytauxzoonosis. Unfortunately, the causative...

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Main Authors: Jaime L Tarigo, Elizabeth H Scholl, David McK Bird, Corrie C Brown, Leah A Cohn, Gregg A Dean, Michael G Levy, Denise L Doolan, Angela Trieu, Shila K Nordone, Philip L Felgner, Adam Vigil, Adam J Birkenheuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3748084?pdf=render