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Antigenic, phenotypic and molecular characterization confirms Babesia odocoilei isolated from three cervidsP J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4467, USA
J Wildl Dis 36:518-30. 2000..odocoilei. A phylogenetic tree constructed from SSU rRNA gene sequences shows that B. odocoilei is most closely related to Babesia divergens, both of which branch together in the true babesia clade...
Detection of a large unnamed Babesia piroplasm originally identified in dogs in North Carolina in a dog with no history of travel to that statePatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 235:851-4. 2009..A 12-year-old 46-kg (101.2-lb) sexually intact male Labrador Retriever was evaluated because of lymphadenomegaly. The dog resided in Texas, and its travel history included many southeastern and eastern shore states but not North Carolina...- Phylogenetic and biologic evidence that Babesia divergens is not endemic in the United StatesPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1081:518-25. 2006..divergens... - Molecular detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Tom Green County in central TexasPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4467, USA
Vet Parasitol 177:298-304. 2011..Clarification of the possible role of white-tailed deer as reservoir hosts in maintaining these important pathogens of cattle is critical to understanding whether or not deer contribute to the epidemiology of bovine babesiosis... - Ribosomal RNA analysis of Babesia odocoilei isolates from farmed reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) and elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) in WisconsinPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4467, USA
Parasitol Res 91:378-83. 2003..1% to corresponding sequences from three previously reported B. odocoilei isolates, but the Wisconsin reindeer B. odocoilei shared only 87.3% identity with a previously reported Babesia sp. isolated from a reindeer in California (RD61)... - A cathepsin L-like cysteine protease is conserved among Babesia equi isolatesPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
Mol Biochem Parasitol 119:295-300. 2002 - Genotypically unique Babesia spp. isolated from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in the United StatesP J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 4467, USA
Parasitol Res 88:405-11. 2002..The SSU rRNA gene showed 94.2% identity to that of B. bigemina. Further studies are needed to determine whether these parasites are the same as the Babesia spp. previously documented in Siberian reindeer... - In vitro host erythrocyte specificity and differential morphology of Babesia divergens and a zoonotic Babesia sp. from eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)Angela M Spencer
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
J Parasitol 92:333-40. 2006..divergens. The erythrocyte specificity and morphological differences reported in this study agree with previous in vivo results and validate the use of in vitro methods for characterization of Babesia species... - Comparative infectivity of Babesia divergens and a zoonotic Babesia divergens-like parasite in cattlePatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:865-70. 2005..NR831 recipients were fully susceptible upon challenge inoculation with B. divergens. This study confirms that the Nantucket Island Babesia sp. is not conspecific with B. divergens based on host specificity for cattle... - In vitro cultivation of a newly recognized Babesia sp. in dogs in North CarolinaLauren E Lehtinen
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4467, United States
Vet Parasitol 151:150-7. 2008..The ultrastructure of the parasite was consistent with that of other large Babesia spp., except that the spherical body contained numerous round particles unlike the inclusions previously described in Babesia spp... 
In vitro cultivation of a zoonotic Babesia sp. isolated from eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) on Nantucket Island, MassachusettsPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4467, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:3995-4001. 2005..Two continuous lines of the zoonotic Babesia sp. were established and confirmed to share identical SSU rRNA gene sequences with each other and with the Missouri and Kentucky human Babesia isolates...- New ruminant hosts and wider geographic range identified for Babesia odocoilei (Emerson and Wright 1970)Lorien Schoelkopf
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:683-90. 2005..Control of potential vector ticks, Ixodes scapularis, especially when translocating livestock, is imperative to prevent outbreaks of babesiosis in managed herds of potential host species... - Theileria buffeli infection of a Michigan cow confirmed by small subunit ribosomal RNA gene analysisRaquel Cossio-Bayugar
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
Vet Parasitol 105:105-10. 2002..buffeli. The parasite was confirmed to be T. buffeli by SSU rRNA gene sequence analysis (SSU rRNA sequence, Type A). This represents the first report of this parasite in an animal in Michigan... - A comparison of homologous genes encoding aminopeptidases among bird and human Encephalitozoon hellem isolates and a rabbit E. cuniculi isolatePaulette F Waters
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843-4467, USA
Parasitol Res 93:410-8. 2004..cuniculi glutamyl aminopeptidase. The conservation of this aminopeptidase between species and divergence from mammalian aminopeptidases indicate that this enzyme may be a valid target for drug therapy... - Canine hepatozoonosis and babesiosis, and feline cytauxzoonosisPatricia J Holman
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mailstop 4467, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 4467, USA
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 39:1035-53, v. 2009..This article reviews the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control of canine hepatozoonosis and babesiosis, and feline cytauxzoonosis... - Molecular cloning of a phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase gene from the tick, Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)Raquel Cossio-Bayugar
CENID PAVET, INIFAP, Kilómetro 11 5 Carr, Cuernavaca Cuautla, Apdo, Mexico
Insect Biochem Mol Biol 35:1378-87. 2005..Real-time PCR quantification of gene expression revealed increased PHGPx in two strains resistant to a single acaricide class. Strains resistant to two or more classes showed a reduction in PHGPx... - Babesia odocoilei infection in elkLaurie L Gallatin
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 223:1027-32, 986. 2003..Familiarity with the disease in elk is essential for practitioners because of the increasing popularity of commercial elk farming... - Detection of Theileria ovis in naturally infected sheep by nested PCRKursat Altay
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
Vet Parasitol 127:99-104. 2005..03% (67/124) positive for T. ovis by nested PCR. The primer pairs described in this study will be useful for epidemiological studies on ovine theileriosis and for discrimination between T. lestoquardi and T. ovis infections in sheep... - Sequence polymorphism in the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers differs among Theileria speciesMunir Aktas
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
Vet Parasitol 147:221-30. 2007..The second held T. sergenti Ikeda, T. sergenti Chitose, and T. buffeli, with the latter two most closely related. The third cluster held the Theileria ovis isolates... - Acute babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in a resident of KentuckyJames F Beattie
N Engl J Med 347:697-8. 2002
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- Comparison of US and European Babesia divergens IsolatesPatricia Holman; Fiscal Year: 2004..The molecular aspects may provide information that will be useful in future efforts to devise diagnostic tests. ..