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Conservation of proteins involved in oocyst wall formation in Eimeria maxima, Eimeria tenella and Eimeria acervulina
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Belli, S. I., Ferguson, D. J. P., Katrib, M., Slapetova, I., Mai, K., Slapeta, J., …Smith, N. C. (in press). Conservation of proteins involved in oocyst wall formation in Eimeria maxima, Eimeria tenella and Eimeria acervulina. International Journal for Parasitology, 39(10), 1063-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.05.004

Vaccination with proteins from gametocytes of Eimeria maxima protects chickens, via transfer of maternal antibodies, against infection with several species of Eimeria. Antibodies to E. maxima gametocyte proteins recognise proteins in the wall forming... Read More about Conservation of proteins involved in oocyst wall formation in Eimeria maxima, Eimeria tenella and Eimeria acervulina.