Definition: Sarcosporidia, also known as sarcosporidia or sarcosporidiosis, is a bacterial infection that affects the intestines of animals and humans. It was first identified in 1967 by researchers at the University of California, Davis, who isolated a bacterium from the stomach lining of a dog that had developed diarrhea. This bacterium was later named sarcosporidia due to its similarity to the bacteria commonly found in the intestines of dogs. Sarc