Babesia microti: Pathogen Genomics, Genetic Variability, Immunodominant Antigens, and Pathogenesis
Puri A, Bajpai S, Meredith S, Aravind L, Krause PJ, Kumar S. Babesia microti: Pathogen Genomics, Genetic Variability, Immunodominant Antigens, and Pathogenesis. Frontiers In Microbiology 2021, 12: 697669. PMID: 34539601, PMCID: PMC8446681, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.697669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolymerase chain reactionPerinatal transmissionBlood transfusionModerate diseaseMost infectionsOrgan transplantationImmune evasionBlood smearsImmunodominant antigensHuman babesiosisInfection severityPathogenesisChain reactionPotential roleCell surface proteinsDiseaseDiagnosisHuman diseasesPathogen genomicsBabesiosisIxodid ticksPhylum ApicomplexaTransfusionTransplantationHumans