Detection of Sarcocystis aucheniae in blood of llama using a duplex semi-nested PCR assay and its association with cyst infestation

The protozoon Sarcocystis aucheniae is the causative agent of South American camelid (SAC) sarcocystosis. Infections are characterized by the presence of cysts in muscles which are in size and appearance similar to rice grains. As consumption of insufficiently cooked infected meat produces gastroent...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Decker Franco, Sandra Romero, Alejandro Ferrari, Leonhard Schnittger, Monica Florin-Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018342233