Biology:Eimeria meleagridis

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Short description: Species of single-celled organism

Eimeria meleagridis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species:
E. meleagridis
Binomial name
Eimeria meleagridis
Tyzzer, 1927[1]

Eimeria meleagridis is a species of coccidia found worldwide,[1] which causes mild disease in young turkeys aged 4–8 weeks.[2][3] The parasite causes disease in the cecum, where, on post-mortem examination (necropsy), a cream-colored exudate is seen.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 EM, Kheysin (1972). Todd, KS, Jr.. ed. Life cycles of coccidia of domestic animals. Baltimore: University Park Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-8391-0066-3. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Trees, AJ (2008). "Chapter 39: Parasitic diseases: Turkey coccidiosis". in Pattison, M; McMullin, PF; Bradbury, JM et al.. Poultry diseases (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-0-7020-2862-5. 
  3. McDougald, LR; Fitz-Coy, SH (2008). "Chapter 28: Protozoal infections: Coccidosis". in Saif, YM; Faldy, AM; Glisson, JR et al.. Diseases of poultry (12th ed.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. p. 1082. ISBN 978-0-8138-0718-8. 

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