Eimeria  and  Sarcocystis  in Raccoons in Illinois 1 | Zendy

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Eimeria and Sarcocystis in Raccoons in Illinois 1

Author(s) -

ADAMS JOHN H.,

LEVINE NORMAN D.,

TODD KENNETH S.

Publication year - 1981

Publication title -

the journal of protozoology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1550-7408

pISSN - 0022-3921

DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1981.tb02836.x

Subject(s) - sarcocystis , eimeria , biology , micrometer , veterinary medicine , anatomy , parasite hosting , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , optics , physics , world wide web , computer science

Eimeria nuttalli oocysts were found in 58% (21/36) and E. procyonis oocysts in 25% (9/36) of raccoons Procyon lotor in Illinois, and sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. in 17% (2/12) of other raccoons in Illinois. The oocysts of E. nuttalli were ellipsoidal to ovoid. 15–21 × 12–17 μm, with a one‐layered, smooth, colorless wall. The oocysts of E. procyonis were 22–28 × 18–22 μm, with a rough, striated, brownish, two‐layered wall. The sporulated sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. were 11–13 × 8–10 μm. Attempts to infect baby pigs by feeding them sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. from the raccoon failed.

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