Molecular Evidence of Sarcocystis Species Infecting Reptiles in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Fadil, Nahdatul Fatihah, Tengku-Idris, Tengku Idzzan Nadzirah, Shahari, Shahhaziq, Fong, Mun Yik, Lau, Yee Ling
• Format: Article
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23995/; https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v14i4.2105

Background: The genus Sarcocystis consists of intracellular coccidian protozoan parasites with the ability to invade muscle tissue and mature into sarcocysts, causing the zoonotic disease sarcocystosis. These parasites have an obligatory two-host life cycle, which correlates with prey-predator relat...