| Besnoitia bennetti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Sarcocystidae |
| Genus: | Besnoitia |
| Species: | B. bennetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Besnoitia bennetti (Bennett, 1927) Babudieri, 1932
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Besnoitia bennetti is a parasite that can cause besnoitiosis infections in donkeys. The range of this organism ranges from Africa to the United States.[1][2] B. bennettii shares similar characteristics with Toxoplasma, Neospora, and Sarcocystis genera.[3] Lab work on B. bennetti is conducted at biosafety level 1.[4]
- ^ Bowman, Dwight D (2014-03-12). Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians. p. 109. ISBN 9781455739882.
- ^ Ness; Schares; Peters-Kennedy; Mittel; Dubey; Bowman; Mohammed; Divers (2014). "Serological diagnosis of Besnoitia bennetti infection in donkeys (Equus asinus)". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 26 (6): 778–782. doi:10.1177/1040638714550180. PMID 25227418.
- ^ SallyAnne L Ness (2016). "Besnoitiosis in Donkeys". American Association of Equine Practitioners. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ JP Dubey. "Besnoitia bennetti (Bennett, 1927) Babudieri, 1932". American Type Culture Collection. Retrieved 1 December 2016.