Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula
Abstract We carried out a study to investigate the presence of some protozoan parasites ( Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp., Toxoplasma gondii ) on three species of Antarctic penguins: Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), gentoo ( Pygoscelis papua ) and chinstrap ( Pygoscelis antarctica ) from different lo...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102010000039 2024-03-03T08:37:31+00:00 Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula Palacios, Maria José Barbosa, Andrés Pedraza-Díaz, Susana Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel Valera, Francisco Cuervo, José Javier Benzal, Jesús De La Cruz, Carlos 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102010000039 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102010000039 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 22, issue 3, page 265-270 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102010000039 2024-02-08T08:27:26Z Abstract We carried out a study to investigate the presence of some protozoan parasites ( Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp., Toxoplasma gondii ) on three species of Antarctic penguins: Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), gentoo ( Pygoscelis papua ) and chinstrap ( Pygoscelis antarctica ) from different locations along the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. Swabs and faeces samples were analysed by PCR assay for Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. while Toxoplasma was studied using serological methods from blood samples. We did not detect the presence of these organisms in the species studied. However, based on the upper values of the confidence intervals of the observed prevalence, their presence cannot be completely excluded. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae Pygoscelis antarctica Pygoscelis papua South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands Antarctic Science 22 3 265 270 |
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Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography Palacios, Maria José Barbosa, Andrés Pedraza-Díaz, Susana Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel Valera, Francisco Cuervo, José Javier Benzal, Jesús De La Cruz, Carlos Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Abstract We carried out a study to investigate the presence of some protozoan parasites ( Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp., Toxoplasma gondii ) on three species of Antarctic penguins: Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), gentoo ( Pygoscelis papua ) and chinstrap ( Pygoscelis antarctica ) from different locations along the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. Swabs and faeces samples were analysed by PCR assay for Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. while Toxoplasma was studied using serological methods from blood samples. We did not detect the presence of these organisms in the species studied. However, based on the upper values of the confidence intervals of the observed prevalence, their presence cannot be completely excluded. |
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Palacios, Maria José Barbosa, Andrés Pedraza-Díaz, Susana Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel Valera, Francisco Cuervo, José Javier Benzal, Jesús De La Cruz, Carlos |
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Palacios, Maria José Barbosa, Andrés Pedraza-Díaz, Susana Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel Valera, Francisco Cuervo, José Javier Benzal, Jesús De La Cruz, Carlos |
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Palacios, Maria José |
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Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the Antarctic Peninsula |
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apparent absence of cryptosporidium, giardia and toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along the antarctic peninsula |
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