Published in J Clin Microbiol on November 01, 2004
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Distinctly different msp2 pseudogene repertoires in Anaplasma marginale strains that are capable of superinfection. Gene (2005) 1.44
Composition of the surface proteome of Anaplasma marginale and its role in protective immunity induced by outer membrane immunization. Infect Immun (2008) 1.43
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Conservation of a gene conversion mechanism in two distantly related paralogues of Anaplasma marginale. Mol Microbiol (2003) 1.36
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Gene conversion is a convergent strategy for pathogen antigenic variation. Trends Parasitol (2007) 1.26
Expression of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 2 operon-associated proteins during mammalian and arthropod infection. Infect Immun (2002) 1.25
Bibersteinia trehalosi inhibits the growth of Mannheimia haemolytica by a proximity-dependent mechanism. Appl Environ Microbiol (2009) 1.24
Detection of serum antibodies to ovine progressive pneumonia virus in sheep by using a caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2003) 1.20
Expression of equi merozoite antigen 2 during development of Babesia equi in the midgut and salivary gland of the vector tick Boophilus microplus. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.20
Phylogenomics reveals a diverse Rickettsiales type IV secretion system. Infect Immun (2010) 1.17
Immunogenicity of Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins in a protective outer membrane vaccine. Infect Immun (2007) 1.17
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Conservation of transmission phenotype of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) strains among Dermacentor and Rhipicephalus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). J Med Entomol (2007) 1.16
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae can predispose bighorn sheep to fatal Mannheimia haemolytica pneumonia. Vet Microbiol (2010) 1.16
A processed pseudogene contributes to apparent mule deer prion gene heterogeneity. Gene (2004) 1.15
Identification of functional promoters in the msp2 expression loci of Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Gene (2005) 1.14
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Persistently infected horses are reservoirs for intrastadial tick-borne transmission of the apicomplexan parasite Babesia equi. Infect Immun (2008) 1.07
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Persistently infected calves as reservoirs for acquisition and transovarial transmission of Babesia bovis by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. J Clin Microbiol (2007) 1.06
Merozoite surface antigen 2 proteins of Babesia bovis vaccine breakthrough isolates contain a unique hypervariable region composed of degenerate repeats. Infect Immun (2005) 1.05
Anaplasma marginale type IV secretion system proteins VirB2, VirB7, VirB11, and VirD4 are immunogenic components of a protective bacterial membrane vaccine. Infect Immun (2010) 1.04
Clearance of virulent but not avirulent Rhodococcus equi from the lungs of adult horses is associated with intracytoplasmic gamma interferon production by CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2003) 1.04
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Validation of a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against Babesia bovis. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2006) 1.02
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Ability of the vector tick Boophilus microplus to acquire and transmit Babesia equi following feeding on chronically infected horses with low-level parasitemia. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.01
Sequence variation and immunologic cross-reactivity among Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 1 proteins from vaccine strains and vaccine breakthrough isolates. Infect Immun (2005) 1.01
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Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on a rhoptry-associated protein 1 epitope specifically identifies Babesia bovis-infected cattle. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2003) 0.99
One Health approach to identify research needs in bovine and human babesioses: workshop report. Parasit Vectors (2010) 0.99
Peripheral ovine progressive pneumonia provirus levels correlate with and predict histological tissue lesion severity in naturally infected sheep. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 0.98
Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny. Parasit Vectors (2009) 0.98
Genome sequences of Mannheimia haemolytica serotype A2: ovine and bovine isolates. J Bacteriol (2009) 0.98
Identification of Anaplasma marginale outer membrane protein antigens conserved between A. marginale sensu stricto strains and the live A. marginale subsp. centrale vaccine. Infect Immun (2010) 0.98
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Comparative genomic analysis and phylogenetic position of Theileria equi. BMC Genomics (2012) 0.97
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Comparison of iatrogenic transmission of Anaplasma marginale in Holstein steers via needle and needle-free injection techniques. Am J Vet Res (2010) 0.96
Identification of Anaplasma marginale proteins specifically upregulated during colonization of the tick vector. Infect Immun (2010) 0.95
A multivalent Mannheimia-Bibersteinia vaccine protects bighorn sheep against Mannheimia haemolytica challenge. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2011) 0.95
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Identification of a novel Anaplasma marginale appendage-associated protein that localizes with actin filaments during intraerythrocytic infection. Infect Immun (2004) 0.95
Conservation of the unique rickettsial rRNA gene arrangement in Anaplasma. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol (2002) 0.94
Physical linkage of naturally complexed bacterial outer membrane proteins enhances immunogenicity. Infect Immun (2007) 0.94
Selection for simple major surface protein 2 variants during Anaplasma marginale transmission to immunologically naïve animals. Infect Immun (2006) 0.94
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Seven new ovine progressive pneumonia virus (OPPV) field isolates from Dubois Idaho sheep comprise part of OPPV clade II based on surface envelope glycoprotein (SU) sequences. Virus Res (2004) 0.93
Characterization of a novel microcin that kills enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and O26. Appl Environ Microbiol (2012) 0.93
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Survival of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) commingled with domestic sheep (Ovis aries) in the absence of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. J Wildl Dis (2012) 0.92
Experimental transmission of equine hepacivirus in horses as a model for hepatitis C virus. Hepatology (2015) 0.92
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Evidence of proviral clearance following postpartum transmission of an ovine lentivirus. Virology (2007) 0.91
The Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen 1 hypervariable region induces surface-reactive antibodies that block merozoite invasion. Infect Immun (2006) 0.91
Biocontainment, biosecurity, and security practices in beef feedyards. J Am Vet Med Assoc (2008) 0.91
Insights into mechanisms of bacterial antigenic variation derived from the complete genome sequence of Anaplasma marginale. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2006) 0.90
Small-ruminant lentivirus enhances PrPSc accumulation in cultured sheep microglial cells. J Virol (2008) 0.90
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Genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes strains from a high-prevalence dairy farm. Appl Environ Microbiol (2005) 0.89
Anaplasma marginale infection with persistent high-load bacteremia induces a dysfunctional memory CD4+ T lymphocyte response but sustained high IgG titers. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2010) 0.88