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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia > Eimeriida > Sarcocystidae > Sarcocystis

Preferred term

Sarcocystis  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Sarcosporidia
  • Sarcosporidias

Note

  • infection = SARCOCYSTOSIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of protozoa found in reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. This heteroxenous parasite produces muscle cysts in intermediate hosts such as domestic herbivores (cattle, sheep, pigs) and rodents. Final hosts are predators such as dogs, cats, and man.

History note

  • 92; was SARCOSPORIDIA 1963-91; SARCOCYSTIS was see SARCOSPORIDIA 1979-91, was see under SARCOSPORIDIA 1963-78

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012522

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