| Literature DB >> 7525490 |
T C Ushe1, G H Palmer, L Sotomayor, J V Figueroa, G M Buening, L E Perryman, T F McElwain.
Abstract
Protective immunity against Babesia bigemina is hypothesized to involve antibodies directed against merozoite surface-exposed epitopes. Levels of antibody against a rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP-1) B-lymphocyte epitope, defined by surface-reactive and inhibitory monoclonal antibodies, in immune cattle sera were determined. All cattle produced antibodies to the epitope; however, there was limited correlation between immune protection induced by infection or RAP-1 immunization and the level of antibody to the neutralization-sensitive B-lymphocyte epitope examined.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7525490 PMCID: PMC303324 DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.12.5698-5701.1994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441