| molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of babesia sp. nv-1 detected from wild american mink ( neovison vison ) in hokkaido, japan. | babesiosis is a tick-borne protozoan disease affecting many mammalian species worldwide, caused by the intraerythrocytic multiplication of babesia spp. the present study aimed to detect the presence of babesia sp. in 13 american mink from hokkaido, japan. one of 13 animals was positive, as indicated by nested pcr targeting the 18s ribosomal rna (ssu rdna) and subunit 7 (eta) of the chaperonin-containing t-complex polypeptide 1 (cct7) genes from species of babesia and theileria. sequencing of the ... | 2013 | 22994135 |