Comparative analysis of apicoplast genomes of Babesia infective to small ruminants in China

Comparative analysis of apicoplast genomes of Babesia infective to small ruminants in China

Abstract Background Babesiosis is an economically important disease caused by tick-borne apicomplexan protists of the genus Babesia. Most apicomplexan parasites, including Babesia, have a plastid-derived organelle termed an apicoplast, which is involved in critical metabolic pathways such as fatty a...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxing Wang, Jinming Wang, Junlong Liu, Aihong Liu, Xin He, Jianlin Xu, Zhi Li, Shuaiyang Zhao, Youquan Li, Hong Yin, Jianxun Luo, Guiquan Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Babesia motasi
Babesia sp.
Apicoplast genome
Assembly and annotation
Comparative analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3581-x

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