Theileria

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Theileria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked) Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Aconoidasida
Order: Haemosporida
(unranked) Piroplasmida
Family: Theileriidae
Genus: Theileria
Species

Theileria annulata
Theileria parva

Theileria is a genus of parasitic protozoa that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa and is closely related to Plasmodium.

Two Theileria species, T. annulata and T. parva are important cattle parasites.[1] T. annulata causes tropical theileriosis and T. parva causes East Coast fever. The genomes of T. annulata and T. parva have been sequenced and published.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Morrison, W., McKeever D. (2006). Current status of vaccine development against Theileria parasites. Parasitology 133, S169-S187.
  2. ^ Pain A et al (2005). "Genome of the host-cell transforming parasite Theileria annulata compared with T. parva.". Science 309(5731): 131-133. 
  3. ^ Gardner MJ et al (2005). "Genome sequence of Theileria parva, a bovine pathogen that transforms lymphocytes.". Science 309(5731): 134-137. 


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