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Morphological and molecular characterization of four Sarcocystis spp., including Sarcocystis linearis n. sp., from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Italy.
Parasitology research - 1 Apr 2017
Gjerde Bjørn, Giacomelli Stefano, Bianchi Alessandro, Bertoletti Irene, Mondani Hajime, Gibelli Lucia Rita
Abstract excerpt
Fresh (frozen/thawed) muscle samples from four 2-12-year-old roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from the Sondrio province in north-eastern Italy were examined under a dissecting microscope, and about 180 sarcocysts were isolated and identified to morphological type in wet mounts by light microscopy (LM). Seventy-seven of these sarcocysts were subsequently examined by molecular methods, comprising polymerase chain...
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