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Determination of the genera of cyst-forming coccidia

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The following heteroxenous and cyst-forming coccidian genera, Besnoitia, Cystoisospora, Frenkelia, Hammondia, Neospora, Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma have been compared biologically, and a key to determine their tissue cysts is provided.

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Original research was supported by grant AI-23730 of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States Public Health Service to J. K. F. We are indebted to Dr Donald W. Duszinski for a critical review of this paper.

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  1. D. D. Smith

    Present address: Division of Allergy Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA

  2. J. K. Frenkel

    Present address: University of New Mexico, 1252 Vallecita Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87501–8803, USA

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Frenkel, J.K., Smith, D.D. Determination of the genera of cyst-forming coccidia. Parasitol Res 91, 384–389 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-003-0969-4

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