Babesia banethi sp. nov. in red foxes
This study provides genetic and morphological findings of B. banethi sp. nov. A morphological description with measurements of the parasite forms in red fox erythrocytes, differential diagnosis supplemented by genetic characterization, and the deposition of the holotype in suitable collections have been made in compliance with the ICZN guidelines.
Authors
- Mariaelisa Carbonara
- Lucas Cafferati Beltrame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1499-4459)
- Jan R Šlapeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1459-9117)
- Antonio Camarda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3961-585X)
- Antonio Parisi
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07179-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05