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Theileria microti is an infectious blood disease transmitted by deer ticks. It was previously in the taxonomic genus Babesia, as Babesia microti, until ribosomal RNA comparisons placed it in the sister genus Theleria.[1]

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  1. ^ UILENBERG,G. & GOFF,W.L. (2006). "Polyphasic Taxonomy". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1081: 495.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[1]