| identification of novel babesia and theileria genotypes in the endangered marsupials, the woylie (bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) and boodie (bettongia lesueur). | piroplasms, which include the genera theileria and babesia, are blood-borne parasites transmitted mainly by tick vectors. relatively little is known about their prevalence and clinical impact in australian marsupials. in the present study the occurrence and molecular phylogeny of these parasites were studied in both wild and captive marsupials from western australia (wa) and queensland (qld). blood samples were screened by microscopy and molecular methods, using pcr and dna sequencing of the 18s ... | 2012 | 22433913 |