Short Note: Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts detected using acid-fast stain in faeces of gentoo penguins ( Pygoscelis papua ) in Antarctica

Cryptosporidium is considered to be one of the indicators of environmental contamination and water quality (Garcia 2001, Fayer 2004, Ramirez & Sreevatsan 2006). At the present time the presence of this parasite has been recorded on all the continents, including Antarctica (Fredes et al. 2007a).

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Fredes, Fernando, Díaz, Angela, Raffo, Eduardo, Muñoz, Pamela
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Ramirez
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
Pygoscelis papua
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001296
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008001296
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Summary:Cryptosporidium is considered to be one of the indicators of environmental contamination and water quality (Garcia 2001, Fayer 2004, Ramirez & Sreevatsan 2006). At the present time the presence of this parasite has been recorded on all the continents, including Antarctica (Fredes et al. 2007a).

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