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By means of light and electron microscopy a study was made ofSarcocystis sp. from 11 fallow deer (Cervus dama). Cysts ofSarcocystis sp. were found in the tongue and abdominal muscle of 3 of 11 deer from forests near Bonn (FRG). These measured 212–560 μm in length and 54–120 μm in width and contained metrocytes and merozoites. The cyst wall, which had narrow band-like protrusions, is compared with otherSarcocystis sp. from Cervidae.
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Entzeroth, R., Chobotar, B., Scholtyseck, E. et al. Light and electron microscope study ofSarcocystis sp. from the fallow deer (Cervus dama). Z. Parasitenkd. 71, 33–39 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00932916
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