Babesia sp.: Emerging intracellular parasites in Europe

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 55-60

  Gray, Jeremy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

B. divergens and B. microti taxonomy; Human babesiosis

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA MICROTI; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; LYME DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; CATTLE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IXODES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; TICK INFESTATIONS; ZOONOSES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BABESIA; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIA SP.; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 11244311661     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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