A Babesia isolate that was morphologically distinct from Babesia capreoli and very similar to B. divergens was found in the blood of a roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) found dead in central Italy. Sequences corresponding to the full coding region of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene were identical to a sequence reported for Babesia divergens from a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and 99.9% and 99.8% similar to those reported for B. capreoli and bovine origin B. divergens, respectively.
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1 January 2008
Morphology and Genetics of a Babesia Isolate from Capreolus capreolus
G. Cancrini,
S. Gabrielli,
A. Lori,
G. Grifoni,
P. Calderini
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
Babesia capreoli
Babesia divergens
Capreolus capreolus
Italy
molecular diagnostics
morphology
phylogeny