1978/10/01 by Roy D. Montgomery, Meliton N. Novilla, Robert B. Shillinger · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Veterinary · Medicine · #Coccidia and coccidiosis research #Helminth infection and control #Animal Nutrition and Physiology #Coccidiosis #Biology #Eimeria #Coccidia #Zoology #Veterinary medicine #Parasite hosting #Microbiology #Medicine
paper · doi:10.2307/1589663
openalex publication_date 1978/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Renal coccidiosis was diagnosed in a common loon (Gavia immer). This is the first report of coccidium from the kidney of a member of the Order Gaviiformes. Morphologically, the coccidium was considered to be an Eimeria sp. distinct from Eimeria truncata, and was named Eimeria gaviae n. sp.