Babesia caballi
| Babesia caballi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Piroplasmida |
| Family: | Babesiidae |
| Genus: | Babesia |
| Species: | Babesia caballi |
Babesia caballi - protist belonging to Chromalveolata kingdom, family Babesiidae. In horses causes babesiosis disease, called "equine babesiosis". Length 2.5-5 µm, width 2 µm. Usually has oval shape. Its vector and second feeders are ticks. In North America B. caballi is being spread by Dermacentor nitens.
Bibliography
- Furmaga, Stanisław (1983). Choroby pasożytnicze zwierząt domowych. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne. ISBN 83-09-00671-3.
- Griffiths, Henry Joseph (1978). A handbook of veterinary parasitology : domestic animals of North America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-0828-8.
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