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Eimeria stiedai in rabbits: the presence of an oocyst residuum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. C. Norton ,
Janet Catchpole  and
M. Elaine Rose
C. C. Norton
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, M.A.F.F., New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey, and Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE172DA
Janet Catchpole
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, M.A.F.F., New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey, and Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE172DA
M. Elaine Rose
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, M.A.F.F., New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey, and Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE172DA
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Observations on 5 different isolates of Eimeria stiedai from pure infections in laboratory-reared rabbits have confirmed the presence of an oocyst residuum. This structure was seen in 89–100% of the oocysts in cultures prepared both from the liver and from the faeces at different times during the patent period. The residuum consisted of 1–7 or more granules situated centrally in the oocyst and partially concealed by 4 sporocysts. The differential diagnosis of E. stiedai and E. coecicola is discussed.

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Parasitology , Volume 75 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 1 - 7
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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