Salbrent has a good point. The only way to definitely speciation Babesia is through molecular means, such as PCR. B. microti is the main species in the United States, but we now know that there is a WA-1 strain (described in Washington State), and most recently, a MO-1 strain (from Missouri). The latter is more genetically similar to the European species, B. divergens, then it is to B. microti, and may eventually get its own species name.
Hey Bobbi,
ReplyDeleteLooks like P facliparum (early rings) trophs to me. Probably a trick question though!
Chris
Considering it's from my neck of the woods, I'm going to guess Babesia. That last picture kind of looked like the tetrad formation.
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Mixed infection of Plasmodium - Pl.vivax and Pl.falciparum.
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ReplyDeleteHow do you speciate Babesia species? ex microti
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Salbrent has a good point. The only way to definitely speciation Babesia is through molecular means, such as PCR. B. microti is the main species in the United States, but we now know that there is a WA-1 strain (described in Washington State), and most recently, a MO-1 strain (from Missouri). The latter is more genetically similar to the European species, B. divergens, then it is to B. microti, and may eventually get its own species name.
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