Babesia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Babesia

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:dog gptkb:livestock humans horses
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:babesiosis
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Aconoidasida
gptkbp:diagnosedBy	PCR blood smear
gptkbp:discoveredBy	Victor Babès
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:family	Babesiidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1888
gptkbp:genomeType	haploid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Babesia
gptkbp:infects	red blood cells
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:lifeCycle	gptkb:merozoite gptkb:sporozoite trophozoite
gptkbp:namedAfter	Victor Babès
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Babesia_bigemina gptkb:Babesia_canis gptkb:Babesia_duncani Babesia caballi
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Piroplasmida
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Apicomplexa
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Plasmodium
gptkbp:similarTo	malaria parasites
gptkbp:transmittedBy	ticks
gptkbp:treatment	gptkb:azithromycin gptkb:clindamycin gptkb:atovaquone quinine
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Babesia_bovis gptkb:Babesia_divergens gptkb:Babesia_microti
gptkbp:vectorFor	gptkb:Ixodes_scapularis gptkb:Rhipicephalus_microplus
gptkbp:zoonotic	yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Haemaphysalis_longicornis gptkb:Babesia_microti gptkb:Aconoidasida gptkb:Apicomplexa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6