Comparative and functional genomics of the protozoan parasite Babesia divergens highlighting the invasion and egress processes.

• Main Authors: Luis Miguel González (Author), Karel Estrada (Author), Ricardo Grande (Author), Verónica Jiménez-Jacinto (Author), Leticia Vega-Alvarado (Author), Elena Sevilla (Author), Jorge de la Barrera (Author), Isabel Cuesta (Author), Ángel Zaballos (Author), José Manuel Bautista (Author), Cheryl A Lobo (Author), Alejandro Sánchez-Flores (Author), Estrella Montero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Babesiosis is considered an emerging disease because its incidence has significantly increased in the last 30 years, providing evidence of the expanding range of this rare but potentially life-threatening zoonotic disease. Babesia divergens is a causative agent of babesiosis in humans and cattle in...