Mitochondrial genome of Babesia orientalis, apicomplexan parasite of water buffalo (Bubalus babalis, Linnaeus, 1758) endemic in China

Abstract Background Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Babesia, Theileria and Plasmodium are very closely related organisms. Interestingly, their mitochondrial (mt) genomes are highly divergent. Among Babesia, Babesia orientalis is a new species recently identified and specifically epidemic to the...

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Published in:	Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors:	Lan He, Ying Zhang, Qing-Li Zhang, Wen-Jie Zhang, Hui-Hui Feng, Muhammad Kasib Khan, Min Hu, Yan-Qin Zhou, Jun-Long Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2014-02-01
Subjects:	Babesia orientalis Mitochondrion Mitochondrial genome Phylogeny
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-82