| molecular characterization of a truncated antigen (wb14) of sxp-1 of wuchereria bancrofti from four endemic regions in india. | wb14 of wuchereria bancrofti, an orthologue of brugia malayi sxp-1 and w. bancrofti sxp-1, was amplified from genomic dna of w. bancrofti microfilaria collected from four distant geographical locations in india viz., vellore, bhubaneshwar, pondicherry and sevagram. the gene was sub-cloned in a prokaryotic vector prset and expressed in escherichia coli as a truncated protein (approximately 23kda). the nucleotide sequence of the gene is 98% similar to that of wbsxp-1 and is found to be intron-less ... | 2010 | 20138869 |
| presence of wolbachia endosymbionts in microfilariae of wuchereria bancrofti (spirurida: onchocercidae) from different geographical regions in india. | in view of the recent discovery of rickettsial endosymbionts, wolbachia in lymphatic filarial parasites, wuchereria bancrofti and brugia malayi and subsequently of their vital role in the survival and development of the latter, antibiotics such as tetracycline are being suggested for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis, by way of eliminating the endosymbiont. but, it is essential to assess their presence in parasites from areas endemic for lymphatic filariasis before such a new control tool is ... | 2003 | 15049082 |