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A differential diagnostic criterion for Babesia major and Babesia bigemina vermicules from tick haemolymph

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Babesia major mature and immature vermicules in the haemolymph of Haemaphysalis punctata were measured and found to be significantly larger than vermicules of Babesia bigemina. Mature B. major vermicules had a mean length of 15.53 μm and mature B. bigemina vermicules had a mean length of 11.79 μm. This difference provides a new criterion for the differentiation of the two species.

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  1. S. P. Morzaria

    Present address: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey, U.K.

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  1. Agricultural Research Council, Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Nr. Newbury, Berks., U.K.

    S. P. Morzaria & D. W. Brocklesby

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Morzaria, S.P., Brocklesby, D.W. A differential diagnostic criterion for Babesia major and Babesia bigemina vermicules from tick haemolymph. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 52, 241–243 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00380543

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