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SUBMITTER: Metwally DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562545 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Metwally Dina M DM Metwally Dina M DM Al-Damigh Mashael A MA Al-Turaiki Isra M IM El-Khadragy Manal F MF
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20190521 5
Sarcocystosis is induced by species of <i>Sarcocystis</i>, which is an intracellular protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. The diversity and importance of <i>Sarcocystis</i> species in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia are poorly understood. In this study, the tongue, esophagus, heart, diaphragm, and skeletal muscles were collected from 230 sheep and 84 goats, and the tissues were examined for the presence of <i>Sarcocystis</i> species by macroscopic examination and light microscopy. Micro ...[more]