Eimeriidae Flashcards
coccidia are intercellular/intracellular
intracellular
organisms of family emeriidae are known as _________
coccidia
coccidia undergo sexual & asexual cycles in same host/different host
same
in coccidia, the stage outside the host undergoes the process of ____________
sporogony
_________ stage of coccidia leaves the host
oocyst
tyzzeria
Asporocystic
octosporozoic
Isospora
bisporocystic
tetrasporozoic
Eimeria
tetrasporocystic
bisporozoic
Wenyonella
tetrasporocystic
tetrasporozoic
cryptosporidium
asporocystic
tetrasporozoic
distinguishing characters in Cryotosporidium
- meront
- microgamete
meront have KNOB like attachment
microgamete lacks FLAGELLA
oocyst wall in unilayered/bilayered
bilayered
small thinning at narrow pole called _________
micropyle
micropyle is covered by __________
micropylar cap
dark granules seen near the micropyle called ___________
polar granule
define sporont
a zygote of coccidian protozoa enclosed in an oocyst, which undergoes sporogony to produce sprorocyst/sporozoites
part of protoplasm, left after spore formation is called ___________
oocystic residuum
define sporozoites
banana shaped elongated bodies formed from sporocyst
left out granular protoplasm after sporzoite formation is __________
sporocystic residuum
how is coccidia transmitted
ingestion of sporulated oocyst in feed & water
sporozoite in host cell is _________ in shape & is known as __________
round
trophozoite
trophozoite develops into __________ which further produces __________
schizont
merozoites
define schizont
a cell developed from trophozoite
which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites
name two coccidians which have 4 generations of schizont
E. acervulina
E. mivati
types of schizonts
-giant
-epithelial
large
small
giant schizonts are always _______ generation schizonts
first
giant schizonts contain __________ merozoites
millions
giant schizonts are _______scopic & epithelial schizonts are _______scopic
macro
micro
large epithelial schizonts contain ________ merozoites
few hundred
small epithelial schizonts contain ________ merozoites
8-36
2nd to 4th generation schizonts are
Giant S
L epithelial S
S epithelial S
small epithelial schizont
merozoites after liberation, form _________ which further forms ___________
gamont
gamete
majority of merozoites from ________gametes
MACRO
multiple fission in seen in macrogamont/microgamont
microgamnt
no. of flagella in microgametes of coccidia
2
an exceptional coccidia having 3 flagella in microgamete is
E. perforans
fusion of microgametes with macrogametes forms __________, which further matures to _________ & passes out of faeces
zygote
oocyst
when does sporogony of oocyst occurs
A. before discharge in faeces
B. after discharge in faeces
after discharge in faeces i.e. outside the body
define prepatent period
time between
ingestion of 1st infective oocyst
to the time when
first oocyst appear in faeces
define patent period
time between
first discharge of oocyst in faces
to the time of
laste discharge of oocyst in faeces
optimum temperature for sporulation is
29 +- 3 C
________ eimerian species of occidia are recognized to parasitise intestines of cattle & buffalo
13
_________ is the only species reported from buffalo of india
E. bareillyi
coccidian of cattle & buffalo which is intranuclear
E. alabamensis
commonest coccidian species of cattle & buffalo
E. bovis
only capped eimerian species if cattle & buffalo
E. brasiliensis