Cryptosporidiosis in three pigs.
Coccidia of the genus Cryptosporidium were found at necropsy in 3 pigs. The organisms were embedded in the microvillous border of crypt epithelial cells of the large intestine. Mild inflammation was associated with the infection but without clinical signs of enteritis.
D000818:Animals; D003044:Coccidia / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000469:parasitology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000469:parasitology