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, 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.

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