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Observation of sutures in the oocyst wall of Eimeria tenella (Apicomplexa)

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Eimeria tenella is the causative agent of caecal coccidiosis in chicken. Infection of chicken is initiated by ingestion of sporulated oocysts. The oocyst wall has two typical layers: a smooth outer layer formed by wall-forming body I (WF I) and an inner layer originating from WF II. We observed that the inner layer is circumscribed by a hitherto undocumented linear suture and propose its role in the process of infection.

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  1. Institute of Zoology, Mommsenstrasse 13, 01062 TU-Dresden, Germany E-mail: am27@res.urz.tu-dresden.de, , , , , , DE

    Aimdip Noutossi Mouafo, Fleig Richard & Rolf Entzeroth

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Received: 17 May 2000 / Accepted: 13 June 2000

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Mouafo, A., Richard, F. & Entzeroth, R. Observation of sutures in the oocyst wall of Eimeria tenella (Apicomplexa). Parasitol Res 86, 1015–1017 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00008521

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