Eukaryote
babesia microti
Subclass of:
Babesia
Definitions related to babesia microti (invertebrate):
  • (babesia microti) Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Babesia microti.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (babesia microti) A species of intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites in the family Babesiidae. B. microti is transmitted by the tick Ixodes scapularis and is the primary causative agent of human babesiosis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (babesia microti) A species of protozoa infecting humans via the intermediate tick vector IXODES scapularis. The other hosts are the mouse PEROMYSCUS leucopus and meadow vole MICROTUS pennsylvanicus, which are fed on by the tick. Other primates can be experimentally infected with Babesia microti.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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