Babesia microti
(a sporozoan)

Interactions where Babesia microti is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
endoparasitises red blood cells UK/Ireland INSECTIVORA insectivores The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Insectivora/Insectivorainsectivoresred blood cells
endoparasitises red blood cells UK/Ireland RODENTIA rodents The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Rodentiarodentsred blood cells
endoparasitises red blood cells UK/Ireland Myodes glareolus Bank Vole Rodentia: Cricetidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Myodes glareolus/Myodes glareolusbank volered blood cells
is spread by IXODIDA ticks The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidaticks
is spread by Captivity Ixodes trianguliceps Vole and Shrew Tick, Vole Tick Ixodida: Ixodidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Babesia microti/Babesia microtia sporozoan Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Ixodidae/Ixodes (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps/Ixodes (Exopalpiger) triangulicepsvole and shrew tick, vole tick Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Author & YearTitleSource
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Babesia microti (a sporozoan) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBabesia microti (a sporozoan)
GenusBabesia (a sporozoan)
FamilySPOROZOA (sporozoans)
KingdomPROTOZOA (protists, single-celled organisms)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Babesia microti (a sporozoan) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Babesia microti (a sporozoan):

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