Morphological and Molecular Descriptors of the Developmental Cycle of Babesia divergens Parasites in Human Erythrocytes.

• Main Authors: Ingrid Rossouw (Author), Christine Maritz-Olivier (Author), Jandeli Niemand (Author), Riette van Biljon (Author), Annel Smit (Author), Nicholas A Olivier (Author), Lyn-Marie Birkholtz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human babesiosis, especially caused by the cattle derived Babesia divergens parasite, is on the increase, resulting in renewed attentiveness to this potentially life threatening emerging zoonotic disease. The molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology and intra-erythrocytic development of t...