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Answer for the clue "Parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates ", 7 letters:
eimeria

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n. parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates [syn: coccidium ]

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Eimeria is a genus of apicomplexan parasites that includes various species capable of causing the disease coccidiosis in cattle and poultry , among other animals. The most prevalent species of Eimeria that cause coccidiosis in cattle would be E. bovis , ...