[Isolation of Babesia microti (França 1912) from free-living nymphs of Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus 1758) (author's transl)].
375 unfed nymphs of Ixodes ricinus were collected in a natural focus of Babesia microti near Hannover and were tested for an infection with B. microti using golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). 2 strains (Hannover II and Hannover III) were isolated. The incidence of infected nymphs in April 1980 demonstrates the ability of B. microti to hibernate in I. ricinus under natural conditions.
D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006224:Cricetinae; D005860:Germany, West; D007814:Larva; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051379:Mice; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*
Isolierung von Babesia microti (França 1912) aus freilebenden Nymphen von Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus 1758). Short communication.