Babesia bicornis sp. nov. and Theileria bicornis sp. nov.: tick-borne parasites associated with mortality in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Ard M Nijhof; Banie L Penzhorn; Godelieve Lynen; Johnson O Mollel; Pete Morkel; Cornelis P J Bekker; Frans Jongejan

doi:10.1128/JCM.41.5.2249-2254.2003

Babesia bicornis sp. nov. and Theileria bicornis sp. nov. tick-borne parasites associated with mortality in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Ard M Nijhof
, Banie L Penzhorn
, Godelieve Lynen
, Johnson O Mollel
, Pete Morkel
, Cornelis P J Bekker
, Frans Jongejan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel Babesia species, designated Babesia bicornis sp. nov., was identified in three black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) that died in wildlife areas in Tanzania and South Africa. Screening of black rhinoceroses in South Africa revealed, in addition to B. bicornis, a second parasite, designated Theileria bicornis sp. nov.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2249-54
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.5.2249-2254.2003
Publication status	Published - May 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Animals
Babesia/classification
Babesiosis/parasitology
Base Sequence
DNA, Protozoan/genetics
DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
Female
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Perissodactyla/parasitology
Phylogeny
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology
South Africa
Tanzania
Theileria/classification
Theileriasis/parasitology

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Babesia bicornis sp. nov. and Theileria bicornis sp. nov. tick-borne parasites associated with mortality in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

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