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Common Expressions: EIMERIA TENELLA

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Eimeria tenellaEimeria tenella is a species of Eimeria that causes coccidiosis in poultry. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: EIMERIA TENELLA

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Eimeria tenellaHealthA species of coccidian protozoa that mainly infects domestic poultry. (references)

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Extended Definition: Eimeria tenella

Eimeria tenella

Eimeria tenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Eimeriidae
Genus: Eimeria
Species: E. tenella
Binomial name
Eimeria tenella

Eimeria tenella is a species of Eimeria that causes hemorrhagic cecal coccidiosis in young poultry.

Diagnosis is based on finding oocysts in feces.

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