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Genotypic diversity of merozoite surface antigen 1 of Babesia bovis within an endemic population.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology - 1 Aug 2010
Lau Audrey O T, Cereceres Karla, Palmer Guy H, Fretwell Debbie L, Pedroni Monica J, Mosqueda Juan, McElwain Terry F
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Multiple genetically distinct strains of a pathogen circulate and compete for dominance within populations of animal reservoir hosts. Understanding the basis for genotypic strain structure is critical for predicting how pathogens respond to selective pressures and how shifts in pathogen population structure can lead to disease outbreaks. Evidence from related Apicomplexans such as Plasmodium, Toxoplasma,...
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