Galectins from Onchocerca ochengi and O. volvulus and their immune recognition by Wistar rats, Gudali zebu cattle and human hosts
Abstract Background During the last two decades research on animal filarial parasites, especially Onchocerca ochengi, infecting cattle in savanna areas of Africa revealed that O. ochengi as an animal model has biological features that are similar to those of O. volvulus, the aetiological agent of hu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02064-3 |