Dirk A. E. Dobbelaere

TL;DR: Theileria annulata-infected cells were cultured in the presence or absence of human recombinant interleukin 2 and this growth factor proved to be capable of enhancing the growth of the infected cells: its effect was marked, particularly when the cells were seeded at low densities, and it varied from cell line to cell line.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the low number of parasite specific translation products in the mRNA from infected lymphocytes and the lowNumber of parasite proteins detected in isolated schizonts reported previously is due to the low abundance of the parasite transcripts rather than a lownumber of expressed parasite genes.

TL;DR: GP34, a GPI-anchored protein that is expressed on the surface of the schizont of the transforming intracellular parasite Theileria is characterised.

TL;DR: In order to isolate a part of the immunoglobulin E (IgE) heavy chain cDNA of the horse, primers have been designed based upon well conserved sequences in humans, sheep and rats.

TL;DR: This is the first step towards a stable infection method of T. parva sporozoites, making use of a new generation transfection device, and the long run, transfected parasites might become an alternative way to induce immunity without clinical signs.