Detection and Characterization of a Cryptosporidium Isolate from a Southern Elephant Seal ( Mirounga leonina ) from the Antarctic Peninsula

ABSTRACT The presence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in 221 fecal samples from different species of Antarctic pinnipeds was investigated by immunofluorescence microscopy and PCR. Cryptosporidium , a skunk-like genotype, was detected only in a southern elephant seal. Giardia was not detected. This is...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors: Rengifo-Herrera, C., Ortega-Mora, L. M., Gómez-Bautista, M., García-Moreno, F. T., García-Párraga, D., Castro-Urda, J., Pedraza-Díaz, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
Subjects:
Ecology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Food Science
Biotechnology
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.01422-10
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.01422-10
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Summary:ABSTRACT The presence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in 221 fecal samples from different species of Antarctic pinnipeds was investigated by immunofluorescence microscopy and PCR. Cryptosporidium , a skunk-like genotype, was detected only in a southern elephant seal. Giardia was not detected. This is the first report of a Cryptosporidium sp. in Antarctic marine mammals.

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