Babesia Microti – Known and Unknown Protists
Journal Title: Global Journal of Zoology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
B. microti is known as the main etiological agent of human babesiosis and there are some case studies for that disease, highlighting the fact that this is an important “emerging tick-borne disease”. However a lot of information about this protist is unclear.
Authors and Affiliations
Rupik Weronika, Albertyńska Marta, Hermyt Mateusz, Okła Hubert, Jasik Krzysztof Piotr
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