Eimeria acervulina

Eimeria acervulina
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Sar
(unranked): Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species: E. acervulina
Binomial name
Eimeria acervulina
Tyzzer, 1929[1]

Eimeria acervulina is a species of Eimeria that causes coccidiosis in poultry worldwide.[2] Affected birds tent to appear depressed with reduced appetite, diarrhea, and depigmentation.[2] Diagnosis is made by necropsy based on lesions in the upper third of the small intestine, and the appearance of white or grey striations along the intestinal mucosa.[2] Scrapings of the mucosa from diseased birds can reveal oocysts.

References

  1. Kheysin YM (1972). Todd KS, ed. Life Cycles of Coccidia of Domestic Animals (1 ed.). Elsevier. pp. 218–219. ISBN 9781483193960. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Coccidiosis, Upper Intestinal, E acervulina". The Poultry Site. Retrieved 28 August 2018.


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