FIG 1.

Characteristic signs of coccidiosis in E. falciformis-infected mice. (A) Timeline for administration of E. falciformis oocysts and collection of samples from infected and control BALB/c mice. (B) The oocyst yield was tested daily from day 6 until day 14 p.i. Arrow a indicates that approximately 2,000 oocysts were detected at day 7 p.i. Arrow b indicates that 13,400 to 48,000 oocysts were detected at day 11 p.i. (C) Body weight changes in infected mice over the course of the experiment. (D) Histopathological images of cecal tissues of infected mice at day 7 p.i. Red arrows indicate gametocytes. EC, epithelial cell; LP, lamina propria; LU, lumen; SM, submucosa. Bars, 50 μm.