It's a spore producing protozoan. I think this is one of those "protist"
catch-all thingies.
This is a decent overview...
http://is2.dal.ca/~emelrose/zmelrose/xecol/melrosest.html
Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
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----- Original Message -----
From: "geoffrey kimber" <gkimber2-in-gmail.com>
> what sort of organism is responsible for whirling disease?
>
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