Genomic resources for a unique, low-virulence Babesia taxon from China

Genomic resources for a unique, low-virulence Babesia taxon from China

Abstract Background Babesiosis is a socioeconomically important tick-borne disease of animals (including humans) caused by haemoprotozoan parasites. The severity of babesiosis relates to host and parasite factors, particularly virulence/pathogenicity. Although Babesia bovis is a particularly pathoge...

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Main Authors: Guiquan Guan, Pasi K. Korhonen, Neil D. Young, Anson V. Koehler, Tao Wang, Youquan Li, Zhijie Liu, Jianxun Luo, Hong Yin, Robin B. Gasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Babesia sp. Xinjiang
China
Sheep
Genome
Variant erythrocyte surface antigens (VESAs)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1846-1

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