Coccidia (Protozoa:Sporozoasida) of cats and dogs. II. Experimental induction of Sarcocystis infections in mice

Authors: McKenna PB, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 28, Issue 6, pp 117-119, Jun 1980
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal, Dog, Laboratory animal
Subject Terms: Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Protozoa, Infectious disease, Disease/defect, Muscle/myology, Parasites - internal, Research/development
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Sarcocysts morphologically similar to Sarcocystis muris were observed in the skeletal muscles of mice dosed with free isosporan sporocysts recovered from the faeces of naturally infected cats. Kittens fed these mice shed similar sporocysts measuring 8.7 ± 0.1 x 10.8 ± 0.1 μm in their faeces five to six days later. Feeding these sporocysts to mice and rats resulted in the formation of identical sarcocysts in mice, but not rats. Attempts to induce similar infections in mice using naturally acquired isolates of I. felis were unsuccessful.

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