 Sarcocystis
"Sarcocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus of protozoa found in reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. This heteroxenous parasite produces muscle cysts in intermediate hosts such as domestic herbivores (cattle, sheep, pigs) and rodents. Final hosts are predators such as dogs, cats, and man.
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D012522
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.043.075.189.250.750.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sarcocystis- Sarcocystis
- Sarcocysti
- Sarcosporidia
- Sarcosporidias
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Shapiro K, Miller MA, Packham AE, Aguilar B, Conrad PA, Vanwormer E, Murray MJ. Dual congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in a late-term aborted pup from a chronically infected southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Parasitology. 2016 Mar; 143(3):276-88.
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Miller MA, Crosbie PR, Sverlow K, Hanni K, Barr BC, Kock N, Murray MJ, Lowenstine LJ, Conrad PA. Isolation and characterization of Sarcocystis from brain tissue of a free-living southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) with fatal meningoencephalitis. Parasitol Res. 2001 Mar; 87(3):252-7.
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