Difference between revisions of "Eimeria spp."

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*Many species occur
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''Eimeria spp.'' us the largest of the genus in the family ''Eimeriidae'', and affects a large number of the domestic species found within the UK.
  
*All species are host specific
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Each sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts, each containing 2 sporozoites.  The life cycles are direct, and transmission is via the faecal-oral route.
  
*Sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts which each contain 2 sporozoites
 
**Oocyst measures 20-50μm
 
 
*Direct life cycle
 
 
*Transmission by the oral-faecal route
 
 
[[Category:Coccidia]]
 
[[Category:Coccidia]]
  
 
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Revision as of 08:36, 19 July 2010

Eimeria - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Eimeria spp. us the largest of the genus in the family Eimeriidae, and affects a large number of the domestic species found within the UK.

Each sporulated oocyst has 4 sporocysts, each containing 2 sporozoites. The life cycles are direct, and transmission is via the faecal-oral route.