Table 1. Species and sequences utilized in phylogenetic analysis.
Species | Current Categorizationa | Host Effected | MT Genome GenBank Accession Number | 18S GenBank Accession Number |
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Babesia caballi | Babesia sensu stricto | Equine | AB499086 | Z15104 |
Babesia bigemina | Babesia sensu stricto | Bovine | AB499085 | HQ840960 |
Babesia bovis | Babesia sensu stricto | Bovine | AB499088 | AY150059 |
Babesia canis | Babesia sensu stricto | Canine | KC207822c | AY072926 |
Babesia rossi | Babesia sensu stricto | Canine | KC207823c | L19079 |
Babesia vogeli | Babesia sensu stricto | Canine | KC207825c | AY072925 |
Babesia conradae | Babesia sensu latu (Western Babesia group?) | Canine | KC207826c | AF158702 |
Babesia gibsoni | Babesia sensu stricto | Canine | AB499087 | EU583386 |
Babesia microti | Babesia sensu latu (Babesia microti group?) | Murine, Human | FO082868, AB624353d | U09844 |
Babesia microti-like sp. (syn. Babesia vulpes, Theileria annae, Babesia cf. microti) b | Babesia sensu latu (Babesia microti group?) | Canine | KC207827c | AF188001 |
Babesia rodhaini | Babesia sensu latu (Babesia microti group?) | Murine | AB624357 | M87656 |
Babesia sp. Coco | Babesia sensu stricto | Canine | KC207824c | EU109716 |
Cytauxzoon felis | Unclear: Theileria? Unique group? | Feline | KC207821c | AY679105 |
Theileria annulata | Theileria sensu stricto | Bovine | NW001091933 | M64243 |
Theileria equi | Unclear: Theileria? Unique group? | Equine | AB499091 | EU642511 |
Theileria orientalis | Theileria sensu stricto | Bovine | AB499090 | HM538266 |
Theileria parva | Theileria sensu stricto | Bovine | AB499089 | L02366 |
Plasmodium falciparum | N/A | Human | AY283019 | Z23263 |
bBabesia microti-like sp. isolated from foxes and Spanish dogs is also referred to in the literature by a number of alternative names. This organism will be referred to as Babesia microti-like sp. in this manuscript due to a recent publication classifying alternative names as unavailable [63].
cDenotes mitochondrial genomes that were first characterized in this study
dTwo mitochondrial genomes that vary in sequence and structure have been reported for B. microti; both are utilized in this study