On the investigations of Sarcocystis (Protista: Coccidia) fauna in moose (Alces Alces) in Lithuania
Two distinct types (Type I and Type II) of Sarcocystis cysts were established in moose (Alces Alces) skeletal muscles by light microscope. The wall of Type I cysts is thin (0.8-1.0µ), smooth, without any apparent protrusions. Banana-shaped merozoites are 13.4-16.2µ in length. The wall of Type II cys...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Lithuanian English |
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2002
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| Online Access: | http://lmavb.lvb.lt/LMAVB:ELABAPDB5144301&prefLang=en_US |
| Summary: | Two distinct types (Type I and Type II) of Sarcocystis cysts were established in moose (Alces Alces) skeletal muscles by light microscope. The wall of Type I cysts is thin (0.8-1.0µ), smooth, without any apparent protrusions. Banana-shaped merozoites are 13.4-16.2µ in length. The wall of Type II cysts has clearly visible finger-or palisade-like (up to 2.0µ) protrusions closely crowded to each other. Banana-shaped merozoites amount to 12.6-15.8µ in length. These two cyst types are suposed to correspond to distinct species of elk Sarcocystis, one of which (Type I) is S.alceslatrans. |
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