The Role of Birds of the Family Corvidae in Transmitting Sarcocystis Protozoan Parasites

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Members of the genus Sarcocystis are protozoan parasites that infect mammals, birds, and reptiles. Sarcocystis spp. have an obligatory two-host prey-predator life cycle. Sarcocysts form in the muscles and central nervous system of the intermediate host, while oocysts and sporocysts d...

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Autores principales: Juozaitytė-Ngugu, Evelina, Švažas, Saulius, Šneideris, Donatas, Rudaitytė-Lukošienė, Eglė, Butkauskas, Dalius, Prakas, Petras
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8614389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34827989
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani11113258