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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 16.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2017 May 16;45:20D.1.1–20D.1.27. doi: 10.1002/cpmc.32

Table 1.

In vitro culture of Sarcocystis spp. gamonts.

Species Host Type of cells successful Type of cells unsuccessful References
S. muris Mouse MDCK, FE, MF Not stated (Entzeroth, 1985; Entzeroth and Chobotar, 1989)
S. muris Mouse CL, DK HF, SK (Becker et al., 1979)
S. suihominis Pig HF CL, DK, SK
S. tenella Sheep DK HF, SK, CL
S. capracanis Goat DK HF, SK, CL
Sarcocystis sp. Grackle MDCK, EBK, EBTr, ETK, ECM ECK (Fayer, 1970; Fayer, 1972)
S. suihominis Pig HEI, HSF - (Mehlhorn and Heydorn, 1979)

MDCK: Madin-Darby canine kidney; FE: feline embryo; CL: cat lung; DK: dog kidney; SK: swine kidney; MF: mouse fibroblasts; HF: human fibroblasts; EBK: embryonic bovine kidney; EBTr: embryonic bovine trachea; ECK: embryonic chicken kidney; ECM: embryonic chicken muscle; ETK: embryonic turkey kidney; HEI: human embryonic intestine; HSF: human skin fibroblasts.