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Hd86, the Bm86 tick protein ortholog in Hyalomma scupense (syn. H. detritum): expression in Pichia pastoris and analysis of nucleotides and amino acids sequences variations prior to vaccination trials.
Veterinary parasitology - 10 Feb 2012
Ben Said Mourad, Galai Yousr, Canales Mario, Nijhof Ard Menzo, Mhadhbi Moez, Jedidi Mohamed, de la Fuente José, Darghouth Mohamed Aziz
Abstract excerpt
The genus Hyalomma includes the most frequent tick species infesting livestock in North Africa, one of these species, Hyalomma scupense (syn. H. detritum) is particularly important due to its role in the transmission of tropical theileriosis to cattle (Theileria annulata infection). We have cloned and characterized the orthologs of the Bm86 gene from H. scupense strains collected over Tunisia in 2006 and 2009....
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