Detection and Characterization of a Cryptosporidium Isolate from a Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) from the Antarctic Peninsula ▿
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...
Published in: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
2011
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3067219 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21169427 https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01422-10 |
Summary: | 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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