| Literature DB >> 24841928 |
David S Lindsay1, Alice E Houk, Sheila M Mitchell, J P Dubey.
Abstract
Tissue cyst stages are an intriguing aspect of the developmental cycle and transmission of species of Sarcocystidae. Tissue-cyst stages of Toxoplasma, Hammondia, Neospora, Besnoitia, and Sarcocystis contain many infectious stages (bradyzoites). The tissue cyst stage of Cystoisospora (syn. Isospora) possesses only 1 infectious stage (zoite), and is therefore referred to as a monozoic tissue cyst (MZTC). No tissue cyst stages are presently known for members of Nephroisospora. The present report examines the developmental biology of MZTC stages of Cystoisospora Frenkel, 1977 . These parasites cause intestinal coccidiosis in cats, dogs, pigs, and humans. The MZTC stages of C. belli are believed to be associated with reoccurrence of clinical disease in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24841928 DOI: 10.1645/13-494.1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasitol ISSN: 0022-3395 Impact factor: 1.276