On the diagnostics of Sarcocystis in cattle: sarcocysts of a species unusual for Bos taurus in a dwarf zebu.
Sarcocysts from the musculature of a dwarf zebu born in a German zoo are described by light and transmission electron microscopy. In addition to the three named bovine Sarcocystis species (Sarcocystis cruzi, S. hominis, and S. hirsuta) a fourth species was found which was not previously reported from cattle. It mostly resembles Sarcocystis gracilis Rátz, 1909 from roe deer.
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Institute for Zoo Biology and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000662:veterinary; D005858:Germany; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*