Has Sarcocystis neurona Dubey et al., 1991 (Sporozoa: Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) cospeciated with its intermediate hosts?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 307-314

  Elsheikha, Hany M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Host specificity; Sarcocystis neurona; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; CARNIVORE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EVOLUTION; HOST RANGE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; REVIEW; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SPOROZOON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APICOMPLEXA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SPOROZOA;

EID: 68049147390     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.019     Document Type: Review

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