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Protozoa Categories
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12
Veterinary Medicine
Not Applicable
10/19/2011

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Term
Trophozoites
Definition
Active feeding stage of a protozoan
Term
Cysts
Definition
Non-feeding stage of protozoan
Term
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Definition
Balantidium coli trophozoite (Ciliate)
Host: swine, primates, sometimes dogs *zoonotic
Location: L. intestine
Term
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Definition
Balantidium coli cyst (Ciliate)
Host: swine, primates, sometimes dogs *zoonotic
Location: L. intestine
Term
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Definition
Giardia sp. cyst
Host: found in many animals
Location: S. intestine
PPP= 1-2 weeks
Term
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Definition
Giardia sp. trophozoite
Host: found in many species
Location: S. intestine
PPP= 1-2 weeks
Term
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Definition
Tritrichomonas foetus
Host: cattle, cats
Location: cattle- genital tract
cats- L. intestine
Term
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Definition
Isospera canis
Host: dogs
Term
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Definition
Isospera felis
Host: cats
Term
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Definition
Eimeria
Cattle- Eimeria zuernii
Horses- Eimeria leukarti
Term
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Definition
Cryptosporidum sp.
Host: several animals *zoonotic
Location: S. intestine
PPP= 3 days
Term
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Definition
Sarcosystis sp.
Host: dogs, cats, wild carnivores, *zoonotic
Location: S. intestine
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