Babesia sp. 'North Carolina dog'
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Babesia sp. 'North Carolina dog' is an unclassified species of Babesia, identified from a 18S ribosomal gene partial sequence[1] performed in the investigation of dog piroplasms.[2]
| Babesia sp. 'North Carolina dog' | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Order: | Piroplasmida |
| Family: | Babesiidae |
| Genus: | Babesia |
| Species: | B. sp. 'North Carolina dog' |
| Binomial name | |
| Babesia sp. 'North Carolina dog' | |
Unlike the other piroplasms investigated, the piroplasm is "in a distinct phylogenetic clade, closely related to babesial isolates from wildlife and humans from the Western US".[2]
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