Description of Sarcocystis turdusi sp. nov. from the common blackbird (Turdus merula)
Description of Sarcocystis turdusi sp. nov. from the common blackbird (Turdus merula)
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Cysts of Sarcocystis species were found in 24 of 44 (54·5%) examined blackbirds (Turdus merula). Under the light microscope, only 1 morphological type of cyst was found in all birds investigated. Ribbon-shaped cysts were long (the largest fragment found amounted to 7 mm) and of different thickness (25–206 μm). A cyst wall reached up to 3·5 μm and h...
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Description of Sarcocystis turdusi sp. nov. from the common blackbird (Turdus merula)
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1082238193
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1082238193
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0031-1820,1469-8161
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1469-8161
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10.1017/S0031182012000819
