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Morphological and molecular characteristics of six Sarcocystis spp. from red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Spain, including Sarcocystis cervicanis and three new species.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2017
Gjerde Bjørn, Luzón Mónica, Alunda José María, de la Fuente Concepción
Abstract excerpt
Samples of muscle tissue from the diaphragm, oesophagus and/or heart of eight adult red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) from the Quintos de Mora Park in Toledo, Central Spain, were screened for sarcocysts by means of the compression method. From positive samples, individual sarcocysts were excised and examined in wet mounts under a light microscope (LM) in order to study their basic morphology before being...
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