Ultrastructure of Babesia bovis sexual stages as observed in Boophilus microplus cell cultures.
Propagation of Babesia bovis in a Boophilus microplus cell line resulted in the appearance of the sexual stage of the parasite normally found only within tick intestine. These sexual stages, which possessed spike-like projections containing microtubules, were present in the medium and within cultured cells. Other ultrastructural characteristics of this sexual stage are described.
D000818:Animals; D001403:Babesia / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002417:Cattle; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008870:Microtubules / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013987:Ticks / Q000469:parasitology*