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Acid hydrolases of the coccidianEimeria tenella

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Activities of acid hydrolases were higher in sporozoites ofEimeria tenella than in unsporulated and sporulated oocysts. These enzymes along with proteinases may be involved in the penetration of epithelial cells of chicken cecum by sporozoites.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, Georgia, USA

    A. A. Farooqui, R. Lujan & W. L. Hanson

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We are grateful to Professor Moises Agosin, Department of Zoology, for useful discussion. Cultures ofEimeria tenella (WIS) were provided by Drs L. McDougald and P. Long of this University. The authors were supported in part by grant No. 901-15-174 from the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Farooqui, A.A., Lujan, R. & Hanson, W.L. Acid hydrolases of the coccidianEimeria tenella. Experientia 39, 1368–1370 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990108

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