Coccidia /Coc·cid·ia/ (kok-sid´e-ah) a subclass of parasitic protozoa comprising the orders Agamococcidiida, Protococcidiida, and Eucoccidiida.
coccidia /coc·cid·ia/ (kok-sid´e-ah) plural of coccidium.
Coccidia,
Coccidia [kok-sid´e-ah]
coccidia [kok-sid´e-ah] (L.)
coccidia /coc·cid·ia/ (kok-sid´e-ah) plural of coccidium.
Coc·cid·i·a (k k-s d  - )n. An order of protozoans that are intracellular parasites in many vertebrates. |
Coccidia,
a subclass of parasitic protozoa found in humans, other vertebrates, and some invertebrates. Among the species of coccidians pathogenic to humans is Cyclospora cayetanensis. See also coccidiosis.
Coccidia [kok-sid´e-ah]
a subclass of sporozoa commonly parasitic in epithelial cells of the intestinal tract, but also found in the liver and other organs; it includes two genera, Eimeria and Isospora.
coccidia [kok-sid´e-ah] (L.)
plural of coccidium.
Coccidia
a group of sporozoa in the family Eimeriidae commonly parasitic in epithelial cells of the intestinal tract, but also found in the liver and other organs; it includes three genera, eimeria, isospora and cystoisospora.
coccidia
plural of coccidium.
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