Babesiella


Babesia

(bă-bē'zē-ă), The economically most important genus of the protozoan family Babesiidae; characterized by multiplication in host red blood cells to form pairs and tetrads; it causes babesiosis (piroplasmosis) in most types of domestic animals, and two species cause disease in splenectomized or normal people; vectors are ixodid or argasid ticks. [V. Babès]

Babesiella

An invalid bacterial genus name [Bergey’s]; replaced by Babesia.