An international research has found that malaria parasite genomes are shaped by parasite-specific gene families, and that this genome organization strongly correlates with the parasite's virulence.

Mapping of epitopes recognized by functional monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is essential for understanding the nature of immune responses and designing improved vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

THE genus pasteurella includes a group of organisms having somewhat similar morphology, cultural characteristics and antigenic structure. The virulence of the group varies widely from the extremely ...

A pathogen's ability to infect or damage its host tissues is determined by the virulence factors. These are often molecules synthesized by bacteria or viruses and encoded in their genome, but they may ...