title: Sarcocystis mihoensis n. sp. from sheep in Japan.
abstract: Sarcocystis mihoensis n. sp., a heteroxenous coccidium was detected from sheep in Japan and dogs were experimentally determined as the definitive host. The cysts were 1,300-2,100 x 200-300 microns in size and had the thick cyst wall which was 10 to 12 microns thick and provided with radial striated and finger-like villar protrusions. Two 6-month old dogs fed with the cysts passed sporocysts, 15-16 x 8-9 microns in size, in the feces from day 11 to days 57-60 after ingestion. No domestic cats fed with same cysts shed sporocysts throughout the experimental period.
authors.affiliation: Kumagaya Meat Inspection Center Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itagaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology