Sarcocystis
- Stool smear, wet mount
- Oocyst contains 2
sporocysts, each sporocyst contains 4 sporozoites
- Oocyst has a thin
wall, causing the oocyst "8" character in
appearance
- Often, oocysts are
broken and release free sporocysts
- Can not differentiate S.
bovihominis from S. suihominis