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  • Title: Observations on the endogenous stages of Eimeria crandallis in domestic lambs (Ovis aries).
    Author: Gregory MW, Catchpole J, Norton CC.
    Journal: Int J Parasitol; 1989 Dec; 19(8):907-14. PubMed ID: 2534531.
    Abstract:
    Lambs reared coccidia-free were inoculated orally with various numbers of sporulated oocysts of E. crandallis and were killed between 1 and 22 days after inoculation; tissues were examined histologically. Sporozoites were seen 1, 2 and 3 days after inoculation (DAI) in crypt epithelial cells in the mid-jejunum. Infected cells migrated into the lamina propria where the parasite within them developed into a first-generation meront containing about 250,000 merozoites at 10 DAI. A second generation of meronts was seen at 10-12 DAI, each containing up to about 10 merozoites, situated mainly at the bases of crypts in the jejunum and ileum but also in the caecum. From 11 DAI pro-gamonts were seen which were enveloped by the host cell nucleus and which divided in synchrony with the host cell for an undetermined number of generations. Mature gamonts began to develop from them by 16 DAI. Oocyst output began at 16 DAI and rose to a peak at about 22 DAI. Up to 10(8) oocysts were produced per oocyst inoculated. They showed wide variation in size and colour.
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