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Endodyogeny in Isospora rastegaievae from the Eurasian hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus L.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

F.-R. Matuschka
Affiliation:
Institut für Angewandte Zoologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Haderslebenerstrasse 9, D-1000 Berlin 41, W. Germany

Summary

Isospora rastegaievae undergoes its asexual development in the intestinal tract of hedgehogs by endodyogeny. Using light- and electron-microscopy it was demonstrated that daughter organisms were formed by typical endodyogeny as described for different coccidia.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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