NcROP2 deletion reduces Neospora caninum virulence by altering parasite stage differentiation and hijacking host immune response
IntroductionNeospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite responsible for bovine neosporosis, a major cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. N. caninum rhoptry protein 2 (NcROP2) has been identified as an essential factor in host cell invasion and paras…