Eimeria maxima
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Eimeria maxima is a species of Eimeria
that causes coccidiosis in poultry
. The lesions it causes are limited to the middle of the small intestine.
Eimeria
Eimeria is a genus of Apicomplexan parasites that includes various species responsible for the poultry disease coccidiosis. The genus is named for the German zoologist Theodor Eimer...
that causes coccidiosis in poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
. The lesions it causes are limited to the middle of the small intestine.