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In the abomasum of naturally infected goats two types of globidium were found. An electron microscopic study revealed that the parasites were different from those described from sheep in former publications.
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Mehlhorn, H., Sénaud, J. & Heydorn, A.O. Two types of globidium-cysts of goats. Z. Parasitenkd. 70, 731–737 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00927125
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