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Razmi, G.R. Comments on “Prevalence of Sarcocystis spp. and Hammondia spp. microcysts in esophagus tissue of sheep and cattle, emphasized on their morphological differences, Parasitol Res. 2014 Oct;113(10):3801-5.”. Parasitol Res 115, 2915–2916 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5108-0

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