Blood groups in infection and host susceptibility

L Cooling - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Blood group antigens represent polymorphic traits inherited among individuals and
populations. At present, there are 34 recognized human blood groups and hundreds of …

Human babesiosis: Pathogens, prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment

RL Ord, CA Lobo - Current clinical microbiology reports, 2015 - Springer
Human babesiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Babesia
genus, primarily in the Northeastern and Midwest USA due to Babesia microti and Western …

Optical diffraction tomography techniques for the study of cell pathophysiology

K Kim, J Yoon, S Shin, SY Lee, SA Yang… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2016 - cyberleninka.ru
Three-dimensional imaging of biological cells is crucial for the investigation of cell biology,
providing valuable information to reveal the mechanisms behind pathophysiology of cells …

Vaccines against bovine babesiosis: where we are now and possible roads ahead

M Florin-Christensen, CE Suarez, AE Rodriguez… - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Bovine babesiosis caused by the tick-transmitted haemoprotozoans Babesia bovis, Babesia
bigemina and Babesia divergens commonly results in substantial cattle morbidity and …

Detection and characterization of an emerging type of Babesia sp. similar to Babesia motasi for the first case of human babesiosis and ticks in Korea

SH Hong, SY Kim, BG Song, JY Roh… - Emerging microbes & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Babesiosis is a tick-transmitted intraerythrocytic zoonosis. In Korea, the first mortalities were
reported in 2005 due to Babesia sp. detection in sheep; herein we report epidemiological …

Human babesiosis: recent advances and future challenges

CA Lobo, M Singh, M Rodriguez - Current opinion in hematology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
New Babesia species have been identified globally, suggesting that the epidemiology of this
disease is rapidly changing, making it clear that human babesiosis is a serious public health …

RBCs as targets of infection

J McCullough - Hematology 2014, the American Society of …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
RBCs can be targets of infection directly or indirectly. When the microorganism enters the
RBC directly, RBC damage becomes a fundamental aspect of the disease process. Malaria …

Babesia divergens: A Drive to Survive

CA Lobo, JR Cursino-Santos, M Singh, M Rodriguez - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Babesia divergens is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that causes zoonotic
disease. Central to its pathogenesis is the ability of the parasite to invade host red blood …

Identification of Babesia bovis MSA-1 functionally constraint regions capable of binding to bovine erythrocytes

L Cuy-Chaparro, LA Ricaurte-Contreras… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Merozoite surface antigen-1 is a glycoprotein expressed by Babesia bovis and is considered
a vaccine candidate given that antibodies against it are able to partially block in vitro …

Babesia in Domestic Ruminants

S Ganzinelli, A Rodriguez, L Schnittger… - Parasitic Protozoa of …, 2018 - Springer
Babesia spp. are intraerythrocytic tick-transmitted apicomplexan protozoans, considered to
be the second most commonly found parasites in the blood of mammals after trypanosomes …