Molecular Characterization of Babesia microti Seroreactive Antigen 5-1-1 and Development of Rapid Detection Methods for Anti-B. microti Antibodies in Serum.

In conclusion, seroreactive antigen 5-1-1, a member of the BMN1 protein family, is expressed on the outer surface of B. microti and is a promising candidate antigen for the early diagnosis of babesiosis. rBmSA5-1-1 ELISA and ICT methods show good potential for detecting specific antibodies in mice at different stages of infection.
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Source: Acta Tropica - March 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cai YC, Wu F, Hu W, Chen J, Chen SH, Xu B, Lu Y, Ai L, Yang CL, Zhao S Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research