Sarcocystis spp. Infection in Wild Sika Deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis)

Abstract

Three species of Sarcocystis (types 1-3) distinguished morphologically were detected using light and electron microscopies from wild Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in eastern Hokkaido, Japan. Type 1 has a thick wall with a tombstone-like villar protrusion. Type 2 has a thick wall with a finger-like villar protrusion. Type 3 has a thin wall with a hair-like villar protrusion.