Species Eimeria maxima Tyzzer, 1929

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Regional Maps

• Eimeria maxima Tyzzer, E.E. 1929. Coccidiosis in gallinaceous birds. American Journal of Hygiene 10: 1-115.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 [PHASIANIDAE] Domestic Chicken (intestines, faeces (+ PCR))).

Associated Fauna References

Belli, S.I., Ferguson, D.J.P., Katrib, M., Slapetova, I., Mai, K., Slapeta, J., Flowers, S.A., Miska, K.B., Tomley, F.M., Shirley, M.W., Wallach, M.G. & Smith, N.C. 2009. Conservation of proteins involved in oocyst wall formation in Eimeria maxima, Eimeria tenella and Eimeria acervulina. International Journal for Parasitology 39: 1063-1070 (Gallus gallus)

Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Gallus gallus)

Gasser, R.B., Skinner, R., Fadavi, R., Richards, G. & Morris, G. 2005. High-throughput capillary electrophoresis for the identification and differentiation of seven species of Eimeria from chickens. Electrophoresis 26: 3479-3485 (Gallus gallus)

Groves, P.J. 1986. Coccidiosis in chickens, turkeys and ducks. Pp. in Poultry Health (Post-Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney). pp. 361-383 (Gallus gallus)

Jorgensen, W.K., Stewart, N.P., Jeston, P.J., Molloy, J.B., Blight, G.W. & Dalgliesh, R.J. 1997. Isolation and pathogenicity of Australian strains of Eimeria praecox and Eimeria mitis. Australian Veterinary Journal 75: 592-595 (Gallus gallus)

Lew, A.E., Anderson, G.R., Minchin, C.M., Jeston, P.J. & Jorgensen, W.K. 2003. Inter- and intra-strain variation and PCR detection of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) sequences of Australian isolates of Eimeria species from chickens. Veterinary Microbiology 112: 33-50 (Gallus gallus)

McTackett, A.R. 1956. Infertility in dairy herds in south-east Queensland. Australian Veterinary Journal 32: 166-172 (Gallus gallus)

Morrow, C. 1986. Poultry parasites. pp. 663-700 in Poultry Health. Post-Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Gallus gallus)

Newton, L.G. & Green, P.E. 1965. Species of Eimeria in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 41: 299 (Gallus gallus)

Seddon, H.R. 1952. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and viral diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8. (Gallus gallus)

Seddon, H.R. & Albiston, H.E. 1966. Diseases of domestic animals in Australia. Part 4. Protozoan and virus diseases. Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health, Service Publication (Division of Veterinary Hygeine) Vol. No. 8 2. (Gallus gallus)

Witcombe, D.M., Belli, S.I., Wallach, M.G. & Smith, N.C. 2003. Molecular characterisation of EmTFP250: a novel member of the TRAP protein family in Eimeria maxima. International Journal for Parasitology 33: 691-702 (Gallus gallus)

Witcombe, D.M., Ferguson, D.J.P., Belli, S.I., Wallach, M.G. & Smith, N.C. 2004. Eimeria maxima TRAP family protein EmTFP250: subcellular localisation and induction of immune responses by immunisation with a recombinant C-terminal derivative. International Journal for Parasitology 34: 861-872 (Gallus gallus)

Woods, W.G., Whithear, K.G., Richards, D.G., Anderson, G.R., Jorgensen, W.K. & Gasser, R.B. 2000. Single-strand restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the second internal transcribed spacer (ribosomal DNA) for six species of Eimeria from chickens in Australia. International Journal for Parasitology 30: 1019-1023 (Gallus gallus)

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