Genetic conservation of potentially immunogenic proteins among Brazilian isolates of Babesia bovis
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Genetic conservation of potentially immunogenic proteins among Brazilian isolates of Babesia bovis.
Bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia bovis remains an important constraint for the development of cattle industries worldwide. Effective control can be achieved by vaccination with live attenuated phenotypes of the parasite. However, these vaccines have a number of drawbacks, which justifies the search for better, safer vaccines. In recent years, a number of parasite proteins with immunogenic po...
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Parasitology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0304-4017
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.01.020