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

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Sarcocystidae  

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Note

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

Scope note

  • A family of parasitic organisms in the order EIMERIIDAE. They form tissue-cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the final hosts that includes various mammals (including humans) and birds. The most important genera include NEOSPORA; SARCOCYSTIS; and TOXOPLASMA.

History note

  • 2001; for BESNOITIA use EIMERIIDA 1992-2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D021745

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