Eimeria brunetti in epithelial cells of the bursa of Fabricius in gnotobiotic chickens.
Germ-free and conventional chickens were infected with Lactobacillus acidophilus and/or Eimeria brunetti. Germ-free chickens acquiring single infections of E. brunetti were found to have lifecycle  stages of the coccidial organism in the bursa of Fabricius.
D000818:Animals; D002060:Bursa of Fabricius / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005856:Germ-Free Life; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*