Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Molecular cloning of a Babesia caballi gene encoding the 134-kilodalton protein and evaluation of its diagnostic potential in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
- Journal:
- Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Tamaki, Yoh et al.
- Affiliation:
- Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine · Japan
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
A Babesia caballi gene encoding the 134-kDa (BC134) protein was immunoscreened with B. caballi-infected horse serum. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using recombinant BC134 protein could effectively differentiate B. caballi-infected horse sera from Babesia equi-infected or noninfected control horse sera. These results suggest that the recombinant BC134 protein is a potential diagnostic antigen in the detection of B. caballi infection.
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