Sarcocystis sp. from cattle slaughtered in Japan.
Sarcocystis sp. was detected from cattle slaughtered in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The cysts were 3,400-4,400 x 198-238 microm in size and had the thick cyst wall which was 7 to 10 microm thick and provided with finger-like villar protrusions. The protrusions were 8-9.5 x 2-2.5 microm in size and had microtubules in the core.
Saito
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Kumagaya Meat Inspection Center Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Kubo
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Itagaki
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D007564:Japan; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*