2021
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
2019
Parasite‐Derived Vesicular‐Mediated Protein Export by the Human Pathogen Babesia microti
Mamoun C, Thekkiniath J, Kilian N, Lawres L, Gewirtz M, Abraham A, Graham M, Liu X, Ledizet M. Parasite‐Derived Vesicular‐Mediated Protein Export by the Human Pathogen Babesia microti. The FASEB Journal 2019, 33: 649.2-649.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.649.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor morphogenetic changesImmunoelectron microscopy analysisB. microtiProtein exportPhylum ApicomplexaMorphogenetic changesSecreted proteinsCell fractionationIntraerythrocytic developmentCanonical motifsExport systemPlasma membraneErythrocyte cytoplasmMajor immunodominant antigenBabesia microtiParasitophorous vacuoleHost erythrocyteWorldwide geographic distributionMalaria-like illnessGeographic distributionMalaria parasitesCell environmentProteinFASEB JournalFull-text articles
2012
Sequencing of the smallest Apicomplexan genome from the human pathogen Babesia microti†
Cornillot E, Hadj-Kaddour K, Dassouli A, Noel B, Ranwez V, Vacherie B, Augagneur Y, Brès V, Duclos A, Randazzo S, Carcy B, Debierre-Grockiego F, Delbecq S, Moubri-Ménage K, Shams-Eldin H, Usmani-Brown S, Bringaud F, Wincker P, Vivarès CP, Schwarz RT, Schetters TP, Krause PJ, Gorenflot A, Berry V, Barbe V, Mamoun C. Sequencing of the smallest Apicomplexan genome from the human pathogen Babesia microti†. Nucleic Acids Research 2012, 40: 9102-9114. PMID: 22833609, PMCID: PMC3467087, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide phylogenetic analysisLateral transfer eventsSmallest nuclear genomesGenome-scale reconstructionB. microtiMinimal metabolic requirementsApicomplexan genomesMitochondrial genomeNuclear genomeProtozoan parasitismMultigene familyApicomplexan parasitesPhylum ApicomplexaPhylogenetic analysisNew cladeGenomeGenomic sequencingCopy numberTransfer eventsApicomplexaMetabolic requirementsBabesia microtiSequencingSpeciesProtozoa
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