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Description of Sarcocystidae

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Adeleorine coccidia, life cycles with two hosts, one species, Toxoplasma gondii, may develop directly in the intestine of the definitive host without the need for intermediate hosts; oocysts with two sporocysts, each with four sporozoites; asexual stages in an intermediate host, where resistant cysts form.

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Sarcocystidae

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The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

Taxonomy

Genera in this family include:

Evolution

The genera Neospora and Toxoplasma appear to have diverged about 28 million years ago.^[1]

References

^ Reid AJ, Vermont SJ, Cotton JA, et al. (2012). "Comparative genomics of the apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum: Coccidia differing in host range and transmission strategy". PLOS Pathog. 8 (3): e1002567. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002567. PMC 3310773. PMID 22457617.

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Sarcocystidae: Brief Summary

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The Sarcocystidae are a family of Apicomplexa associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.

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