Short Note: First report of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in stool of Adélie penguin from the Antarctic using acid-fast stain

Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasite that belongs to the phylum Protozoa and subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa). It was first described by from the digestive tract of laboratory mice (Garcia 2001), and has been found in several animal groups including fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals, inclu...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Fredes, Fernando, Raffo, Eduardo, Muñoz, Pamela
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2007
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102007000429
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102007000429
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Summary:Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasite that belongs to the phylum Protozoa and subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa). It was first described by from the digestive tract of laboratory mice (Garcia 2001), and has been found in several animal groups including fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans (Jellison et al . 2002).

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