Identification of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) as the putative definitive host of Sarcocystis neu...
Identification of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) as the putative definitive host of Sarcocystis neurona
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Lawrence, KS: American Society of Parasitologists
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Lawrence, KS: American Society of Parasitologists
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Sarcocystis neurona is an apicomplexan that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) in North and South America. Horses appear to be an aberrant host, because the merozoites continually divide in the central nervous system, without encysting. The natural host species has not previously been identified. The small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSURNA...
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Identification of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) as the putative definitive host of Sarcocystis neurona
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_77772739
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_77772739
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0022-3395
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1937-2345
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10.2307/3284040
