MeSH definition : Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces
small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus,
the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts
encapsulating the sporozoites.;
MeSH synonym : oocyst;
Related MeSH term : sporocysts; Sporocyst;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oocysts;
Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces
small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus,
the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts
encapsulating the sporozoites.