Phylogenetic analysis of Sarcocystis spp. of mammals and reptiles supports the coevolution of Sarcocystis spp. with their final hosts

Abstract

Phylogenetic analysis of the sequence data showed that Sarcocystis sp. from the viperid snake is most closely related to another Sarcocystis sp. isolated from an American crotalid snake, while S. dispersa grouped with other bird-transmitted species. The

Keywords

• coccidia
• coevolution
• phylogenetic analysis
• Sarcocystis
• small subunit rRNA
• APICOMPLEXA
• SEQUENCES
• FALCATULA