Light and electron microscope study of Sarcocystis sp. from the fallow deer (Cervus dama).
By means of light and electron microscopy a study was made of Sarcocystis sp. from 11 fallow deer (Cervus dama). Cysts of Sarcocystis sp. were found in the tongue and abdominal muscle of 3 of 11 deer from forests near Bonn (FRG). These measured 212-560 micron in length and 54-120 micron in width and contained metrocytes and merozoites. The cyst wall, which had narrow band-like protrusions, is compared with other Sarcocystis sp. from Cervidae.
D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005860:Germany, West; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014059:Tongue / Q000469:parasitology