Gastrointestinal Parasites and Bacteria in Free-Living South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens) in Chilean Comau Fjord and New Host Record of a Diphyllobothrium scoticum-Like Cestode

• Main Authors: Hermosilla, Carlos, Hirzmann, Jörg, Silva, Liliana M. R., Scheufen, Sandra, Prenger-Berninghoff, Ellen, Ewers, Christa, Häussermann, Vreni, Försterra, Günter, Poppert, Sven, Taubert, Anja
• Other Authors: Institut für Parasitologie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 2018
• Subjects: Otaria flavescens; Diphyllobothrium scoticum; Balantidium; Entamoeba; Clostridium; Zoological sciences; Antarctic; Hydrurga; Patagonia; Rennie; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-153854; http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2020/15385/

Present study aimed to characterize gastrointestinal parasites and culturable bacteria from free-living South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) inhabiting waters of Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile. Therefore, a total of 28 individual fecal samples were collected from sea lions within their natura...