Sarcocystis sp.from Cattle Slaughtered in Japan

Abstract

Sarcocystis sp.was detected from cattle slaughtered in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.The cysts were 3, 400−4, 400×198−238μm in size and had the thick cyst wall which was 7 to 10 μm thick and provided with finger−like villar protrusions.The protrusions were 8−9.5×2−2.5 μm in size and had microtubules in the core.