Eimeria meleagridis

Eimeria meleagridis is a species of coccidia found worldwide,^[1] which causes mild disease in young turkeys aged 4–8 weeks.^[2][3] The parasite causes disease in the cecum, where, on post-mortem examination (necropsy), a cream-colored exudate is seen.^[2]

Eimeria meleagridis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Apicomplexa
Class:	Conoidasida
Order:	Eucoccidiorida
Family:	Eimeriidae
Genus:	Eimeria
Species:	E. meleagridis
Binomial name
Eimeria meleagridis Tyzzer, 1927[1]

References

1. EM, Kheysin (1972). Todd, KS Jr. (ed.). Life cycles of coccidia of domestic animals. Translated by Plous, FK Jr. Baltimore: University Park Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-8391-0066-3.
2. Trees, AJ (2008). "Chapter 39: Parasitic diseases: Turkey coccidiosis". In Pattison, M; McMullin, PF; Bradbury, JM; Alexander, DJ (eds.). Poultry diseases (6th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 451–452. ISBN 978-0-7020-2862-5.
3. McDougald, LR; Fitz-Coy, SH (2008). "Chapter 28: Protozoal infections: Coccidosis". In Saif, YM; Faldy, AM; Glisson, JR; McDougald, LR; Nolan, LK; Swayne, DE (eds.). Diseases of poultry (12th ed.). Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing. p. 1082. ISBN 978-0-8138-0718-8.