Babesia bigemina
Babesia bigemina | |
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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, it causes babesiosis, also called "Texas fever". Its length is 4-5 µm and width is 2-3 µm. Usually, it has an oval shape. In blood cells, it is located midsagittally and its size gets up to two-thirds of blood cell size.
Further reading
- Furmaga, Stanisław (1983). Choroby pasożytnicze zwierząt domowych. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne. ISBN 83-09-00671-3.
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