Expression of 6-Cys Gene Superfamily Defines Babesia bovis Sexual Stage Development within Rhipicephalus microplus

Heba F. Alzan; Audrey O. T. Lau; Donald P. Knowles; David R. Herndon; Massaro W. Ueti; Glen A. Scoles; Lowell S. Kappmeyer; Carlos E. Suarez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163791

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Expression of 6-Cys Gene Superfamily Defines Babesia bovis Sexual Stage Development within Rhipicephalus microplus

Heba F. Alzan,

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Audrey O. T. Lau ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Audrey O. T. Lau, Donald P. Knowles

Affiliation The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9823, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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Donald P. Knowles ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Audrey O. T. Lau, Donald P. Knowles

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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David R. Herndon,

Affiliation Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Massaro W. Ueti,

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Glen A. Scoles,

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Lowell S. Kappmeyer,

Affiliation Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Carlos E. Suarez

* E-mail: ces@vetmed.wsu.edu

Affiliations Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America, Animal Disease Research Unit, United States Department of Agricultural—Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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Expression of 6-Cys Gene Superfamily Defines Babesia bovis Sexual Stage Development within Rhipicephalus microplus

Heba F. Alzan,
Audrey O. T. Lau,
Donald P. Knowles,
David R. Herndon,
Massaro W. Ueti,
Glen A. Scoles,
Lowell S. Kappmeyer,
Carlos E. Suarez

Published: September 26, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163791

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