Species Sarcocystis tenella (Railliet, 1886)

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Regional Maps

• Meischeria tenella Railliet, A 1886. title not found. Bulletin et Mémoires de la Société Centrale de Médecine Vétérinaire 40: 130.
• Sarcocystis ovicanis 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 tenella (Railliet, 1886). —
  Moulé, L.T. 1886. Sur la psorospermose des bovidés. Bulletin de la Société Centrale de Médecine Vétérinaire 40: 694-696

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Coolgardie (COO), 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), 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), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Dingo (= Canis lupus dingo; faeces); Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (faeces); Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Fox (faeces); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (various tissues, 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. (Canis familiaris; Canis familiaris dingo; Vulpes vulpes; 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. 1975. Transmission of sarcosporidiosis from dogs to sheep maintained specific pathogen free. Australian Veterinary Journal 51: 408 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Ford, G.E. 1985. Immunity of sheep to homologous challenge with dog-borne Sarcocystis species following varying levels of prior exposure. International Journal for Parasitology 15: 629-634 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Ford, G.E. 1987. Hosts of two canid genera, the red fox and the dog, as alternate vectors in the transmission of Sarcocystis tenella from sheep. Veterinary Microbiology 26: 13-20 (Canis familiaris; Vulpes vulpes; 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)

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. 1976. Further studies on the host specificity of Sarcocystis spp. in domestic animals. Australian Veterinary Journal 52: 103 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1979. The effect of Sarcocystis ovicanis on growth rate and haematocrit in lambs. Veterinary Microbiology 5: 129-135 (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1981. Coccidiosis (including globidiosis). pp. 27-35 in Refresher Course in Sheep. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1981. Premature parturition in ewes incoluated with Sarcocystis ovicanis. Veterinary Microbiology 9: 17-26 (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1982. Effects of preparturient inoculation of pregnant ewes with Sarcocystis ovicanis upon the susceptibility of their progeny. Veterinary Microbiology 9: 273-276 (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1984. The effect of Sarcocystis tenella on wool growth in sheep. Veterinary Microbiology 15: 91-94 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1985. Demonstration of viable Sarcocystis sporocysts in the faeces of a lamb dosed orally. Veterinary Microbiology 17: 355-357 (Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1986. Effects of different doses of dog-derived Sarcocystis sporocysts on growth rate and haematocrit in lambs. Veterinary Microbiology 21: 21-24 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. 1990. Sarcosporidiosis of sheep. pp. 105-111 in Sheep Medicine. Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science: University of Sydney. (Canis familiaris; Vulpes vulpes; Ovis aries)

Munday, B.L. & Rickard, M.D. 1974. Is Sarcocystis tenella two species? Australian Veterinary Journal 50: 558-559 (Canis familiaris; 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. 1984. The asexual pre-cyst development of Sarcocystis tenella in experimentally infected specific-pathogen-free lambs. International Journal for Parasitology 14: 345-355 (Canis familiaris; 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)

O'Donoghue, P.J. & Weyreter, H. 1984. Examinations on the serodiagnosis of Sarcocystis infections. II. Class-specific immunoglobulin responses in mice, pigs and sheep. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie und Hygiene I Abteilung Originale A 257: 168-184 (Ovis aries)

O'Donoghue, P.J. & Wilkinson, R.G. 1988. Antibody develpment and cellular immune responses in sheep immunized and challenged with Sarcocystis tenella sporocysts. Veterinary Microbiology 27: 251-265 (Ovis aries)

Phillips, P.H. & Ford, G.E. 1980. The clinical pathology of the cyst-forming sporozoa in farm animals. Australian Advances in Veterinary Science 1980: 63-65 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Phillips, P.H. & Ford, G.E. 1987. Clinical, haematological and plasma biochemical changes in specified-pathogen-free (Sporozoa) lambs experimentally infected with low numbers of Sarcocystis tenella sporocysts. Veterinary Parasitology 24(1-2): 15-23 (Ovis aries)

Rickard, M.D. & Munday, B.L. 1976. Host specificity of Sarcocystis spp. in sheep and cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 52: 48 (Canis familiaris; Ovis aries)

Savini, G., Dunsmore, J.D., Robertson, I.D. & Seneviratna, P. 1993. Sarcocystis spp. in Western Australian sheep. Australian Veterinary Journal 70: 152-154 (Ovis aries)

Savini, G., Dunsmore, J.D. & Robertson, I.D. 1994. Evaluation of a serological test system for the diagnosis of Sarcocystis cruzi infection in cattle using S. cruzi merozoite antigen. Veterinary Microbiology 51: 181-189 (Ovis aries)

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. (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)

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