Species Sarcocystis gigantea (Railliet, 1886)
- Balbiana gigantea Railliet, A 1886. title not found. Bulletin et Mémoires de la Société Centrale de Médecine Vétérinaire 40: 130.
- Sarcocystis ovifelis Heydorn, A.O., Gestrich, R., Mehlhorn, H. & Rommel, M. 1975. Proposed for a new nomenclature of the Sarcosporidia. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 48(2): 73-82.
Generic Combinations
- Sarcocystis gigantea (Railliet, 1886). —
Ashford, R.W. 1977. The fox, Vulpes vulpes, as a final host for Sarcocystis of sheep. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 71: 29-34
Distribution
IBRA
Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Parasitic (host(s): Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 [FELIDAE] Cat (faeces, intestines); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (muscle, antibodies (CFT, IFAT, ELISA))).
Associated Fauna References
Archer J.F. & Walker K.H. 1979. Sarcosporidiosis — research sheds new light on an old problem in the sheep industry. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales June: 11-13 (Ovis aries)
Callow, L.L. 1984. Animal Health in Australia. Volume 5. Protozoal and Rickettsial Diseases. Canberra : Aust. Govt. Publ. Service. (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
Ellis, J.T., Luton, K., Baverstock, P.R., Whitworth, G., Tenter, A.M. & Johnson, A.M. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships between Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis deduced from a comparison of 18S rDNA sequences. Parasitology 110: 521-528 (Ovis aries)
Ford, G.E. 1986. Biochemical characterization for identification of ovine sarcosporidia. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 39: 31-36 (Ovis aries)
Ford, G.E. 1986. Completion of the cycle for transmission of sarcosporidiosis between cats and sheep reared specific pathogen free. Australian Veterinary Journal 63: 42-44 (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
Ford, G.E., Fayer, R., Adams, M., O'Donoghue, P.J., Dubey, J.P. & Baverstock, P.R. 1987. Genetic characterisation by isoenzyme markers of North American and Australasian isolates of species of Sarcocystis (Protozoa: Apicompexa) from mice, sheep, goats and catte. Systematic Parasitology 9: 163-167 (Ovis aries)
Guo, Z.-G. & Johnson, A.M. 1995. Genetic comparison of Neospora caninum with Toxoplasma and Sarcocystis by random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction. Parasitology Research 81: 365-370 (Ovis aries)
Jeffries, A.C., Amaro, N., Tenter, A.M. & Johnson, A.M. 1996. Genetic diversity in Sarcocystis gigantea assessed by RFLP analysis of the ITS1 region. Applied Parasitology 37: 275-283 (Ovis aries)
Joachim, A., Tenter, A.M., Jeffries, A.C. & Johnson, A.M. 1996. A RAPD-PCR derived marker can differentiate between pathogenic and non-pathogenic Sarcocystis species of sheep. Molecular and Cellular Probes 10: 165-172 (Ovis aries)
Johnson, A.M., Illana, S., Hakendorf, P. & Baverstock, P.R. 1988. Phylogenetic relationships of the apicomplexan protist Sarcocystis as determined by small subunit ribosomal RNA comparison. Journal of Parasitology 74: 847-860 (Ovis aries)
Johnston, T.H. 1909/10. Notes and exhibits of entozoa. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 217-219, 412-413, 417-418, 590-591 (Ovis aries)
Johnston, T.H. & Cleland, J.B. 1909. Notes on some parasitic protozoa. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 34: 500-513 (Ovis aries)
Johnston, T.H. & Cleland, J.B. 1910. Protozoal infections. Report of the Government Bureau of Microbiology 1909: 31-46 (Ovis aries)
Mackerras, M.J. 1958. Catalogue of Australian mammals and their recorded internal parasites. Part I. Monotremes and marsupials. Part II. Eutheria. Part III. Introduced herbivora and the domestic pig. Part IV. Man. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 83: 101-160 (Ovis aries)
Mencke, N., O'Donoghue, P.J., Lumb, R., Smith, P., Tenter, A.M., Thummel, P. & Rommel, M. 1991. Antigenic characterisation of monoclonal antibodies against Sarcocystis muris by Western blotting and immuno-electron microscopy. Parasitology Research 77: 217-223 (Ovis aries)
Munday, B.L. 1981. Premature parturition in ewes incoluated with Sarcocystis ovicanis. Veterinary Microbiology 9: 17-26 (Ovis aries)
Munday, B.L. 1990. Sarcosporidiosis of sheep. pp. 105-111 in Sheep Medicine. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
Munday, B.L. & Obendorf, D.L. 1984. Development and growth of Sarcocystis gigantea in experimentally-infected sheep. Veterinary Microbiology 15: 203-211 (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
Munday, B.L. & Obendorf, D.L. 1984. Morphology of Sarcocystis gigantea in experimentally-infected sheep. Veterinary Microbiology 16: 193-199 (Ovis aries)
Munday, B.L. & Rickard, M.D. 1974. Is Sarcocystis tenella two species? Australian Veterinary Journal 50: 558-559 (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
O'Donoghue, P.J., Adams, M., Dixon, B.R., Ford, G.E. & Baverstock, P.R. 1986. Morphological and biochemical correlates in the characterization of Sarcocystis spp. Journal of Protozoology 33: 114-121 (Ovis aries)
O'Donoghue, P.J., Lumb, R., Smith, P., Brooker, J. & Mencke, N. 1990. Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against ovine Sarcocystis spp. antigens by immunoblotting and immuno-electron microscopy. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 24: 11-25 (Ovis aries)
O'Donoghue, P.J. & Ford, G.E. 1986. The prevalence and intensity of Sarcocystis spp. infections in sheep. Australian Veterinary Journal 63: 273-278 (Ovis aries)
O'Donoghue, P.J. & Rommel, M. 1992. Australian-German collaborative studies on the immunology of Sarcocystis infections. Angewandte Parasitologie 33: 102-119 (Ovis aries)
Obendorf, D.L. & Munday, B.L. 1986. Demonstration of schizogonous stages of Sarcocystis gigantea in experimentally infected sheep. Veterinary Microbiology 19: 35-38 (Felis catus; Ovis aries)
Rickard, M.D. & Munday, B.L. 1976. Host specificity of Sarcocystis spp. in sheep and cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 52: 48 (Felis catus)
Speare, R. 1985. The veterinary aspects of man as an intermediate host for Toxoplasma gondii. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 15: 11-18 (Felis catus)
Tenter, A.M., Luton, K. & Johnson, A.M. 1994. Species-specific identification of Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma by PCR amplification of small subunit ribosomal RNA gene fragments. Applied Parasitology 35: 173-188 (Ovis aries)
Tenter, A.M., Zimmerman, G.L. & Johnson, A.M. 1991. Separation of antigens from Sarcocystis species using chromatofocusing. Journal of Parasitology 77: 727-736 (Ovis aries)
Tenter, A.M. & Johnson, A.M. 1992. Comparison of in vitro translation products of Sarcocystis gigantea and Sarcocystis tenella. International Journal for Parasitology 22: 153-164 (Ovis aries)
Whiting, R.H. 1972. Incidence of cysticercosis and sarcosporidiosis in sheep in south eastern Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 48: 449-451 (Ovis aries)
History of changes
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