A review of Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in Brazil
South American opossums are the definitive hosts of Sarcocystis neurona, Sarcocystis falcatula, Sarcocystis speeri and Sarcocystis lindsayi. The sporocysts of these species of Sarcocystis are morphologically similar and methods like infectivity and pathogenicity for intermediate hosts (immunodeficie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-08-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/108143 |