Eimeria - ț̢
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals.
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Eimeria tenella - ț̢
A species of coccidian protozoa that mainly infects domestic poultry.
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Eimeriida - ț̢
An order of parasitic PROTOZOA in the class COCCIDIA. Families include CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE; EIMERIIDAE; and SARCOCYSTIDAE.
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Eimeriidae - ț̢
A large family of parasitic PROTOZOA in the order EIMERIIDA. They cause COCCIDIOSIS in a number of vertebrates including humans.