Ovine sporozoan encephalomyelitis linked to Sarcocystis infection.
The unidentified sporozoan causing encephalomyelitis in sheep described by Hartley and Blakemore (1974) was restudied, and the parasite was identified as a Sarcocystis species based on its location and structure. The parasite was located free in the host-cell cytoplasm, divided by endopolygeny and mature merozoites lacked rhoptries.
Dubey
J P
JP
Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, U.S.D.A., Beltsville, MD 20705.
Speer
C A
CA
Munday
B L
BL
Lipscomb
T P
TP
D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000469:parasitology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000469:parasitology