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Studies to determine the taxonomic status of Eimeria mitis, Tyzzer 1929 and E. mivati, Edgar and Seibold 1964

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. W. Shirley ,
T. K. Jeffers  and
P. L. Long
M. W. Shirley
Affiliation:
Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon PE 17 2DA
T. K. Jeffers
Affiliation:
Lilly Research Laboratories, Division of Eli Lilly and Company, Greenfield, Indiana 46140, USA
P. L. Long
Affiliation:
Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Summary

We have examined several taxonomic features of a number of strains of Eimeria from many sources world wide. The strains were isolated on the basis of their small spherical (or sub-spherical) oocysts. From a study of mean oocyst dimensions, electrophoretic variation of enzymes, ability to develop in embryonated eggs, absence of gross lesions in heavily infected chickens, and cross-immunity, all the strains were found to belong to one species. For convenience, the parasites when isolated, were referred to as strains of E. mitis/mivati-type, but after characterization they were clearly found to be E. mitis. In contrast, a laboratory strain of E. mivati supplied to one of us (M.W.S.) was found to be a mixture of E. acervulina and E. mitis. Evidence from these and other studies supports the notion that E. mivati is a nomina dubia.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 185 - 198
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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