title: Microbesnoitia leoni Bwangamoi, 1989, from the African lion (Panthera leo) redetermined as a junior synonym of Hepatozoon canis (James, 1905) Wenyon, 1926.
abstract: Hepatozoon canis-like schizonts were found in the hearts of 2 lionesses (Panthera leo) from Kenya. The parasite, initially described as a new genus and new species Microbesnoitia leoni Bwangamoi, 1989, is determined to be a junior synonym of Hapatozoon canis (James, 1905) Wenyon, 1926.
authors.affiliation: Zoonotic Diseases Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bwangamoi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016783:Eucoccidiida / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D007630:Kenya; D008045:Lions / Q000469:parasitology*