Morphology and genetics of a Babesia isolate from Capreolus capreolus

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...

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Published in:Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Main Authors: CANCRINI, Gabriella, GABRIELLI, SIMONA, A. Lori, G. Grifoni, P. Calderini
Other Authors: Cancrini, Gabriella, Gabrielli, Simona, A., Lori, G., Grifoni, P., Calderini
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11573/135470
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-44.1.168
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Summary: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.