| Eimeria maxima | |
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| Eimeria maxima oocysts | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Conoidasida |
| Order: | Eucoccidiorida |
| Family: | Eimeriidae |
| Genus: | Eimeria |
| Species: | E. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Eimeria maxima Tyzzer, 1929 | |
Eimeria maxima is a protozoan that causes coccidiosis in poultry. It is located in the middle part of the intestine, on either side of Meckel's diverticulum, and frequently ascends into the duodenum. The lesions it causes are limited to the middle of the small intestine.
References
- "Eimeria maxima". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
- Wallach, M; Pillemer, G; Yarus, S; Halabi, A; Pugatsch, T; Mencher, D (1990). "Passive immunization of chickens against Eimeria maxima infection with a monoclonal antibody developed against a gametocyte antigen". Infect. Immun. 58 (2): 557–62. doi:10.1128/iai.58.2.557-562.1990. PMC 258493. PMID 2298492.
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