EXTRACHROMOSOMAL NUCLEIC-ACIDS IN BOVINE-BABESIA

被引:2
作者
HOTZEL, I [1 ]
JOHNSTON, RC [1 ]
TAQUE, J [1 ]
FARIAS, NAR [1 ]
GONZALES, JC [1 ]
OZAKI, LS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FED RIO GRANDE SUL,DEPT BIOQUIM,BR-91501 PORTO ALEGRE,RS,BRAZIL
来源
MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ | 1992年 / 87卷
关键词
BABESIA-BOVIS; BABESIA-BIGEMINA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; DNA ELEMENT;
D O I
10.1590/S0074-02761992000700014
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Two kinds of small extrachromosomal nucleic acid elements were found in the bovine babesias, Babesia bovis and B. bigemina. One element with an apparent size of 5.5 kilobase pairs (kbp) is a double stranded RNA related to virus like particles. Another molecule is a double stranded DNA with a molecular size of about 62 kbp. Southern blot comparison of restriction DNA fragments of the latter molecule, which is present in both B. bovis and B. bigemina is described.
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页码:101 / 102
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