2022
Epitope profiling of monoclonal antibodies to the immunodominant antigen BmGPI12 of the human pathogen Babesia microti
Chand M, Choi J, Pal A, Singh P, Kumari V, Thekkiniath J, Gagnon J, Timalsina S, Gaur G, Williams S, Ledizet M, Mamoun C. Epitope profiling of monoclonal antibodies to the immunodominant antigen BmGPI12 of the human pathogen Babesia microti. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 1039197. PMID: 36506011, PMCID: PMC9732259, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1039197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonoclonal antibodiesAntigen detection assaysMajor immunogenic determinantMost clinical casesReliable biomarkersAntibody combinationsImmunogenic determinantsIntraerythrocytic life cycleClinical casesUnique epitopesBabesia microtiEpitope profilingHuman babesiosisTick-borne diseasesSignificant riseSerological profilingPlasma samplesAntibodiesSerological characterizationProtozoan parasitePublic healthInfectionAntigenDiseaseMammalian hostsBabesia duncani in Culture and in Mouse (ICIM) Model for the Advancement of Babesia Biology, Pathogenesis, and Therapy.
Kumari V, Pal A, Singh P, Mamoun C. Babesia duncani in Culture and in Mouse (ICIM) Model for the Advancement of Babesia Biology, Pathogenesis, and Therapy. Bio-protocol 2022, 12 PMID: 36620533, PMCID: PMC9795036, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMouse modelHuman red blood cellsRed blood cellsC3H/HeJ miceBlood cellsHuman babesiosisMalaria-like illnessB. duncaniImportant health impactsTick-borne diseaseBlood transfusionTick biteLethal infectionHeJ miceRare caseBabesia duncaniImmunocompromised miceAnimal modelsHuman infectionsParasitic diseasesBabesia microtiDiseaseElderly peopleIntraerythrocytic parasitesB. microtiSpecific and Sensitive Diagnosis of Babesia microti Active Infection Using Monoclonal Antibodies to the Immunodominant Antigen BmGPI12
Gagnon J, Timalsina S, Choi JY, Chand M, Singh P, Lamba P, Gaur G, Pal AC, Mootien S, Marcos LA, Mamoun C, Ledizet M. Specific and Sensitive Diagnosis of Babesia microti Active Infection Using Monoclonal Antibodies to the Immunodominant Antigen BmGPI12. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2022, 60: e00925-22. PMID: 36040206, PMCID: PMC9491189, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00925-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti infectionActive infectionMonoclonal antibodiesMicroti infectionTime of diagnosisMalaria-like illnessUrgent public health concernAntigen capture assayHost red blood cellsPublic health concernCapture assayEvaluation of clearanceElderly patientsRed blood cellsBlood transfusionDrug treatmentEarly diagnosisPosttreatment samplesBabesia microtiHealth concernInfected humansInfectionDiagnosisBlood cellsHuman babesiosisBabesia duncani as a Model Organism to Study the Development, Virulence, and Drug Susceptibility of Intraerythrocytic Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo
Pal AC, Renard I, Singh P, Vydyam P, Chiu JE, Pou S, Winter RW, Dodean R, Frueh L, Nilsen AC, Riscoe MK, Doggett JS, Mamoun C. Babesia duncani as a Model Organism to Study the Development, Virulence, and Drug Susceptibility of Intraerythrocytic Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1267-1275. PMID: 35512141, PMCID: PMC10233494, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLethal infectionC3H/HeJ miceMalaria-like illnessB. duncaniMouse genetic backgroundSurvival outcomesHeJ miceSevere diseaseBabesia duncaniMouse modelDifferent mouse genetic backgroundsDrug susceptibilityBabesia microtiHuman babesiosisIntraerythrocytic parasitesUnique pathogenParasite loadMiceSpecies of BabesiaApicomplexa phylumInfectionBabesia parasitesFree merozoitesHuman erythrocytesGenetic background
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