Abstract
Protective immunity against Babesia bigemina is hypothesized to involve antibodies directed against merozoite surface-exposed epitopes. Levels of antibody against a rhoptry-associated protein 1 (RAP-1) B-lymphocyte epitope, defined by surface-reactive and inhibitory monoclonal antibodies, in immune cattle sera were determined. All cattle produced antibodies to the epitope; however, there was limited correlation between immune protection induced by infection or RAP-1 immunization and the level of antibody to the neutralization-sensitive B-lymphocyte epitope examined.
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