Babesia bigemina
| Babesia bigemina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Piroplasmida |
| Family: | Babesiidae |
| Genus: | Babesia |
| Species: | B. bigemina |
| Binomial name | |
| Babesia bigemina (Smith et Kilborne, 1893) Wenyon, 1926 | |
Babesia bigemina is a protist belonging to Chromalveolata kingdom, family Babesiidae.
In cattle causes babesiosis disease, called "Texas fever". Length 4-5 µm, width 2-3 µm. Usually has oval shape. In blood cells gets located midsagittally and its size gets up to 2/3 of blood cell size.
Bibliography
- Furmaga, Stanisław (1983). Choroby pasożytnicze zwierząt domowych. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne. ISBN 83-09-00671-3.
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