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==Isospora suis== | ==Isospora suis== | ||
| + | ===Scientific Classification=== | ||
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| + | | Kingdom | ||
| + | | Protista | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Phylum | ||
| + | | Apicomplexa | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Class | ||
| + | | Coccidiasina | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Family | ||
| + | | Eimeriidae | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Genus | ||
| + | | Isospora | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Species | ||
| + | | There are many e.g. ''Isospora suis''. | ||
| + | |} | ||
*Many species occur | *Many species occur | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 14 July 2010
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Isospora suis
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Protista |
| Phylum | Apicomplexa |
| Class | Coccidiasina |
| Family | Eimeriidae |
| Genus | Isospora |
| Species | There are many e.g. Isospora suis. |
- Many species occur
- All species are host specific
- Sporulated oocyst contains 2 sporocysts each with 4 sporozoites
- Oocyst measures 20-50μm
- Usually direct life cycle
- Transmission via the oral-faecal route
- Some species use facultative intermediate hosts and form tissue cysts
- Transmission via faecal-oral route or by ingestion of the intermediate host