2020
Antigen Discovery, Bioinformatics and Biological Characterization of Novel Immunodominant Babesia microti Antigens
Verma N, Puri A, Essuman E, Skelton R, Anantharaman V, Zheng H, White S, Gunalan K, Takeda K, Bajpai S, Lepore TJ, Krause PJ, Aravind L, Kumar S. Antigen Discovery, Bioinformatics and Biological Characterization of Novel Immunodominant Babesia microti Antigens. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 9598. PMID: 32533024, PMCID: PMC7293334, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66273-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential biological functionsBiological functionsCellular localization studiesB. microtiEvolutionary relationshipsDomain architectureBioinformatics analysisRecombinant proteinsExtracellular domainLocalization studiesPrimary causative agentUnrelated groupsE. coliBiological characterizationNovel assayIntraerythrocytic parasitesBabesia microtiDistinct classesProteinCausative agentAntigen discoveryGlobal public health impactB. microti antibodiesB. microti antigenTransfusion of bloodClofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts
Tuvshintulga B, Vannier E, Tayebwa DS, Gantuya S, Sivakumar T, Guswanto A, Krause PJ, Yokoyama N, Igarashi I. Clofazimine, a Promising Drug for the Treatment of Babesia microti Infection in Severely Immunocompromised Hosts. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: 1027-1036. PMID: 32310272, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. microti parasitesMicroti infectionHigh-grade parasitemiaDrug-resistant tuberculosisB. microtiBabesia microti infectionAdditional preclinical studiesB. microti infectionImmunocompromised hostB. microti DNAPolymerase chain reactionPreclinical studiesIncidence of babesiosisPromising drugRadical cureMinimal doseClofazimineDay 10Blood smearsBabesia microtiNovel drugsParasitemiaChain reactionMicroscopic examinationAntimicrobial agents
2000
Serological Expression Cloning of Novel Immunoreactive Antigens of Babesia microti
Lodes M, Houghton R, Bruinsma E, Mohamath R, Reynolds L, Benson D, Krause P, Reed S, Persing D. Serological Expression Cloning of Novel Immunoreactive Antigens of Babesia microti. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 2783-2790. PMID: 10768973, PMCID: PMC97488, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.5.2783-2790.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelated antigensBabesia microtiSerological expression cloningB. microtiHumoral immune responseB. microti infectionClass of antigensSporozoite surface antigenPatient serum poolsWestern blot analysisBlood transfusionMicroti infectionImmune responseSurface antigenImmunodominant antigensAntigenHuman babesiosisMolecular testsGenomic expression libraryPlasmodium spCausative agentSerum poolsImmunoreactive antigensBlot analysisMicroti