Identification and characterization of a Babesia bigemina thrombospondin-related superfamily member, TRAP-1: a novel antigen containing neutralizing epitopes involved in merozoite invasion

Table 1 Variability of the TRAP-1 protein sequence of different Babesia bigemina strains

Strain	R I	R II	R III	R IV	Origin	Source
S3P	1	2	3	4	Argentina	Genome database [12]
S2A	13	14	3	15	Argentina	Own results
S1A	21	14	3	15	Argentina	Own results
M1A	22	14	3	15	Argentina	Own results
38	16	17	3	4	Argentina	Own results
S2P	16	12	23	11	Argentina	Own results
Brazil	1	14	3	18	Brazil	Own results
JG29	10	2	–	11	Mexico	Genome database [12]
Mexico_seed	19	20	–	11	Mexico	Own results
Nayarit	24	–	25	26	Mexico	Own results
PR	9	–	–	4	Puerto Rico	Genome database [12]
BOND	5	6	7	8	Australia	Genome database [12]

A number R I-R IV was assigned to each of the four repeat blocks shown in Fig. 1b and c for the BOND strain

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