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Parasitol Res
; 86(6): 437-43, 2000 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10894468
ABSTRACT
Clones of a Babesia bovis isolate known to cause particularly severe cerebral babesiosis were tested for virulence phenotype by inoculation of cattle. Clones were selected for phenotyping by two criteria - rate of growth in culture and hybridization of a virulence-related probe to Southern blots. Largely on the basis of associated mortality, B. bovis clones were judged to vary in their pathogenic potential.