Bovipain-2, the falcipain-2 ortholog, is expressed in intraerythrocytic stages of the tick-transmitted hemoparasite <it>Babesia bovis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cysteine proteases have been shown to be highly relevant for Apicomplexan parasites. In the case of <it>Babesia bovis</it>, a tick-transmitted hemoparasite of cattle, inhibitors of these enzymes were shown to hamper intra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-11-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/113 |