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Babesia bovis: Genome size, number of chromosomes and telomeric probe hybridisation
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Babesia bovis: Genome size, number of chromosomes and telomeric probe hybridisation

S.H. Jones, A.E. Lew, W.K. Jorgensen and S.C. Barker
International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.27(12), pp.1569-1573
1997
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Abstract

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis of intact chromosomes of Babesia bovis revealed four chromosomes in the haploid genome. A telomere probe, derived from Plasmodium berghei, hybridised to eight SfiI restriction fragments of genomic B. bovis DNA digests indicating the presence of four chromosomes. A small subunit (18S) ribosomal RNA gene probe hybridised to the third chromsome only. The genome size of B. bovis is estimated to be 9.4 million base pairs. The sizes of chromosomes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are estimated to be 1.4, 2.0, 2.8 and 3.2 million base pairs, respectively.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.258 Zoonotic Diseases
1.258.227 Tick-borne Pathogens
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