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Cryptosporidiosis in three pigs.

Kennedy Ga, Kreitner Gl, A C Strafuss

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Coccidia of the genus Cryptosporidium were found at necropsy in 3 pigs. The organisms were embedded in the microvillous border of crypt epithelial cells of the large intestine. Mild inflammation was associated with the infection but without clinical signs of enteritis.

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Coccidia of the genus Cryptosporidium were found at necropsy in 3 pigs. The organisms were embedded in the microvillous border of crypt epithelial cells of the large intestine. Mild inflammation was associated with the infection but without clinical signs of enteritis.

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Coccidia of the genus Cryptosporidium were found at necropsy in 3 pigs. The organisms were embedded in the microvillous border of crypt epithelial cells of the large intestine. Mild inflammation was associated with the infection but without clinical signs of enteritis.

Key concepts: Coccidia, Enteritis, Crypt, Cryptosporidium, Large intestine, Biology, Pathology, Genus

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