Cloning and expression of Neospora caninum rhoptry 2 and its potential as an immunobiological for neosporosis control

ABSTRACT: The protozoan Neospora caninum is known worldwide as one of the main causes of abortion in cattle. During infection, rhoptry proteins present in the apical complex of the parasite play important roles in adhesion and parasitophorous vacuole formation. The use of N. caninum ROP2 in experime...

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Published in:	Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Main Authors:	Alceu G. dos Santos Junior, Neida Lucia Conrad, Renan Eugênio A. Piraine, Rodrigo C. Cunha, Renato Andreotti, Fábio P.L. Leite
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2021-06-01
Subjects:	Cloning Neospora caninum rhoptry 2 immunobiology neosporosis protozoa abortion vaccine diagnosis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2021000100217&tlng=en