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 (immunodefici...

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Main Authors: Samantha Yuri Oshiro Branco Valadas, Rodrigo Martins Soares, David Scott Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/108143