Abstract
Intraerythrocytic Babesia-like trophozoites were seen in postmortem kidney sections of a free-roaming cat in Hong Kong. DNA sequences of the 18S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome b genes had only 96.7% and 90.4% nucleotide identity with known Babesia sequences. We propose that this new species be named Babesia hongkongensis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Babesia / classification*
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Babesia / genetics
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Babesia / isolation & purification*
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Babesiosis / parasitology
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Babesiosis / veterinary*
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Cat Diseases / parasitology*
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Cats
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Cluster Analysis
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Cytochromes b / genetics
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Erythrocytes / parasitology
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Genes, rRNA
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Histocytochemistry
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Hong Kong
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Kidney / parasitology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Protozoan / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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DNA, Protozoan
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Protozoan
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
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Cytochromes b
Associated data
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GENBANK/JQ867356
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GENBANK/JQ867357