Neospora caninum
Species of Conoidasida in the apicomplex phylum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite that was identified as a species in 1988. Prior to this, it was misclassified as Toxoplasma gondii due to structural similarities.[1] The genome sequence of Neospora caninum has been determined by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Liverpool.[2] Neospora caninum is an important cause of spontaneous abortion in infected livestock.
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Neospora caninum | |
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Neospora caninum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
Class: | Conoidasida |
Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
Family: | Sarcocystidae |
Genus: | Neospora |
Species: | N. caninum |
Binomial name | |
Neospora caninum Dubey, Carpenter, speer, Topper & Uggla, 1988 | |
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