Eimeria maxima

Eimeria maxima is a protozoan that causes coccidiosis in poultry. It is located in the middle part of the intestine, on either side of Meckel's diverticulum, and frequently ascends into the duodenum.[1] The lesions it causes are limited to the middle of the small intestine.

Eimeria maxima
Eimeria maxima oocysts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Superphylum: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species:
E. maxima
Binomial name
Eimeria maxima
Tyzzer, 1929

References

  1. "Eimeria maxima". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-04-11.


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