title: Sexual cycle of Babesia divergens confirmed by DNA measurements.
abstract: The DNA content of the developmental stages within the life cycle of Babesia divergens was measured by means of fluorescence microscopy using the DNA-specific bisbenzimide Hoechst 33258. By comparing the mean relative fluorescence intensities, the assumption of sexual reproduction in the gut of the tick vector (Ixodes ricinus) was confirmed. However, no proof of a pre- or postzygotic meiosis was found.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Spezielle Zoologie und Parasitologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mackenstedt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hauschild
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D001403:Babesia / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D004261:DNA Replication; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D005849:Gerbillinae; D012098:Reproduction; D012100:Reproduction, Asexual; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA