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sarcosporidium Microbiology and Vet. Sci.|ˌsɑːkəʊspɒˈrɪdɪəm| Also Sarco-. Pl. -sporidia. [mod.L., ad. F. sarcosporidie (G. Balbiani, in Jrnl. de Micrographie (1882) VI. 262, (1883) VII. 87): see sarco- and sporidium.] A spore-forming protozoan of the genus Sarcocystis that is a common parasite in the muscle tissue of many vertebrates, esp. domestic and laboratory mammals. Usu. pl.
1891Jrnl. Compar. Med. & Vet. Arch. XII. 693 The small cysts found in the muscular fibres of various animals and known as Sarcosporidia. Ibid., The negative results obtained..from feeding meat infected with sarcosporidia to various animals. 1927Indian Jrnl. Med. Res. XV. 142 It is suggested that this parasite is an undescribed species of sarco-sporidium infecting the human host. 1930Jrnl. Parasitol. XVI. 111 From the economic standpoint Sarco⁓sporidia are of chief interest to the veterinarian rather than the physician. 1970Jubb & Kennedy Path. Domestic Animals (ed. 2) I. ii. 121/2 Of those parasites with an affinity for muscle, the ubiquitous Sarcosporidia are the most common. The sarcocysts may be found in the Purkinje cells as well as in the myocardial fibres and normally appear to be of little detriment. Hence ˌsarcospoˈridial a., -spoˈridian a. and n.
1903E. A. Minchin in E. R. Lankester Treat. Zool. I. ii. 301 The dangerous effects of the Sarcosporidian parasites. 1913Proc. Cambr. Philos. Soc. XVII. 221 (heading) Sarcocystis colii, n. sp., a Sarcosporidian occurring in the red-faced African mouse bird. 1924Hegner & Taliaferro Human Protozool. xi. 372 (caption) Sarcosporidian spores. 1927Indian Jrnl. Med. Res. XV. 142 Sarcocystic (Sarcosporidial) infection is common in cattle. 1949C. A. Hoare Handbk. Med. Protozool. xiv. 271 Sarcosporidial infection has been reported in the muscles of the heart, larynx, tongue and the extremities. 1957Smith & Jones Vet. Path. xx. 704 Myocarditis... Sarcosporidial..cysts are common in the heart muscle. |