Isolation of Campylobacter spp. from three species of antarctic penguins in different geographic locations

• Published in: EcoHealth
• Main Authors: García Peña, F.J., Llorente, M.T., Serrano, T., Ruano, M.J., Belliure, J., Benzal, J., Herrera León, S., Vidal, V., D'amico, Veronica Laura, Pérez Boto, D., Barbosa, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; CAMPYLOBACTER; PYGOSCELIDS PENGUINS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Avian Island; Byers; Byers peninsula; Cierva; Cierva Cove; Deception Island; Hannah; Hannah Point; King George Island; Livingston Island; Llorente; Stranger Point; The Antarctic; Vidal; Yalour; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis antarctica; Pygoscelis papua; Rongé Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/38076

The presence of Campylobacter species was studied in three Antarctic penguin species, Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae), chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) and gentoo (Pygoscelis papua). A total of 390 penguins were captured in 12 different rookeries along the Antarctic Peninsula with differences in the am...