Ultrastructural studies of Sarcocystis cruzi (Hasselmann, 1926) Wenyon, 1926 infection in cattle (Bos taurus): Philippine cases

• Main Authors: Claveria, Florencia G., Lim, R. San-Pedro, Flores, M. J. Cruz-, Nagasawa, Hideyuki, Suzuki, N., De La Peña, C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2001
• Subjects: Sarcocystosis in animals > Philippines; Cattle—Diseases > Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2362; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3361/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper documents the first report of Sarcocysti s cruzi infection domesticated cattle (Bos taurus] in the Philippines. Fusiform-shaped microscopic sarcocysts (183-578 μm long and 20-98 μm wide) with distinct septae were found in the skeletal, striated and heart muscle. The sarcocyst wall or para...