First case of human babesiosis in Korea:: Detection and characterization of a novel type of Babesia sp (KO1) similar to ovine Babesia

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作者：
Kim, Jung-Yeon
Cho, Shin-Hyeong
Joo, Hyun-Na
Tsuji, Masayoshi
Cho, Sung-Ran
Park, Il-Joong
Chung, Gyung-Tae
Ju, Jung-Won
Cheun, Hyeng-Il
Lee, Hyeong-Woo
Lee, Young-Hee
Kim, Tong-Soo [1 ]
机构：
[1] Korean Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Inst Hlth, Div Malaria & Parasit Dis, Seoul 122701, South Korea
[2] Rakuno Gakuen Univ, Sch Vet Med, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 0698501, Japan
[3] Ajou Univ, Sch Med, Dept Lab Med, Suwon 443749, South Korea
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2007年 / 45卷 / 06期
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10.1128/JCM.01334-06
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
We report on the first case of human babesiosis in Korea. The intraerythrocytic parasite (KO1) in the patient's blood mainly appeared as paired pyriforms and ring forms; but Maltese cross forms were not seen, and the parasite showed morphological features consistent with those of the genus Babesia sensu stricto. The sequence of the 18S rRNA gene of KO1 was closely related to that of Babesia spp. isolated from sheep in China (similarity, 98%). The present study provides the first evidence of the presence of a hitherto unidentified, new type of Babesia parasite capable of infecting humans.
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