title: Characterization of Eimeria species. I. Isolation and study of pathogenicity of a pure strain of Eimeria perforans (Leuckart, 1879; Sluiter and Swellengrebel, 1912).
abstract: Eimeria perforans was isolated in pure strain by utilizing specific biological characters and specific-pathogen free rabbits. The purity of this strain was demonstrated by measurements of oocysts, derived from a line, started by infection from a single oocyst. The parasite, when inoculated in large numbers, causes a mild disease response for only about two days.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology; D004539:Eimeria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D011817:Rabbits / Q000469:parasitology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013170:Spores; D014774:Virulence