Babesia
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genus of tick borne protozoan parasites that infests the red blood cells of mammals, including humans; there are many recognized species, and the distribution is world wide.
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- Babesiacanis, the large species of Babesia is one, Babesia gibsoni, a smaller Babesia which affects pit bull terriers almostexclusively is another, and a second but unnamed small Babesia has been identified in California.
- Babesia canis, the "large" species of Babesia is one; Babesia gibsoni a smaller Babesia that affects pit bull terriers almost exclusively is another; and another unnamed small Babesia has been identified in California.
- The disease caused by ptotozoan parasites of the genus Babesia is transmitted by a variety of tick species.
- It is an infection partly related to malaria, and the American form of Babesia is less likely to kill.
- bovis FTP site Website Search People Search Library Services Site Map Feedback / Help Retrieve BLAST result Babesia bovis EST Sequencing Project This sequencing centre plans on publishing the completed and annotated sequences in a peer-reviewed journal as soon as possible.
- Babesia, Trypanosomes & Leishmania Co- Authors: M.
- babesia Dictionary babesia (b-b'zh) n.
- Babesia microti infection in Europe.
- Infection with a babesia-like organism in northern California.
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