Babesiella
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Babesia
(bă-bē'zē-ă), The economically most important genus of the protozoan family Babesiidae; characterized by multiplication in host red blood cells to form pairs and tetrads; it causes babesiosis (piroplasmosis) in most types of domestic animals, and two species cause disease in splenectomized or normal people; vectors are ixodid or argasid ticks.
[V. Babès]
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Babesiella
An invalid bacterial genus name [Bergey’s]; replaced by Babesia.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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