Sarcocystidae
Encyclopedia
Sarcocystidae is a family of Apicomplexa
associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Types include:
Apicomplexa
The Apicomplexa are a large group of protists, most of which possess a unique organelle called apicoplast and an apical complex structure involved in penetrating a host's cell. They are unicellular, spore-forming, and exclusively parasites of animals. Motile structures such as flagella or...
associated with a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Types include:
- Toxoplasma
- Toxoplasma gondiiToxoplasma gondiiToxoplasma gondii is a species of parasitic protozoa in the genus Toxoplasma. The definitive host of T. gondii is the cat, but the parasite can be carried by many warm-blooded animals . Toxoplasmosis, the disease of which T...
- Toxoplasma gondii
- BesnoitiaBesnoitiaBesnoitia is a genus of Apicomplexan parasite.- Life cycle :The life cycle of many of the species in this genus are not known but it's probably complex with various intermediate hosts and many vectors...
- Besnoitia bennettiBesnoitia bennettiBesnoitia bennetti is an important parasite that can afflict livestock. In particular, donkeys are vulnerable to B. benetti....
- Besnoitia besnoitiBesnoitia besnoitiBesnoitia besnoiti is an important parasite that can afflict livestock. In particular, cattle are vulnerable to B. besnoiti....
- Besnoitia tarandiBesnoitia tarandiBesnoitia tarandi is a single-celled parasite that afflicts reindeer.The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in collaboration with a Finnish University studied Besnoitia tarandi tissue cysts from infected reindeer....
- Besnoitia bennetti
- SarcocystisSarcocystisSarcocystis is a genus of protozoa. Species in this genus infect reptiles, birds and mammals. The name is dervived from Greek: sarx = flesh and kystis = bladder.There are about 130 recognised species in this genus...
- NeosporaNeosporaNeospora is an important pathogen in cattle and dogs. It was not discovered until 1984 in Norway, where it was found in dogs. It is highly transmissible and some herds can have up to a 90% prevalence. Neospora causes abortions in cattle and up to 33% of pregnancies can result in aborted fetuses on...