Serological screening for Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. antibodies in southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina from Elephant Island, Antarctica, in 2003 and 2004

• Published in: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
• Main Authors: Sanchez-Sarmiento, AM, Ruoppolo, V, Muelbert, MMC, Neto, JSF, Catao-Dias, JL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Inter-Research 2020
• Subjects: competitive ELISA; brucellosis; leptospirosis; southern elephant seals; Phocidae; serology; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Elephant Island; South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/36770/

Brucella spp. and Leptospira spp. antibodies were surveyed in 35 southern elephant seals (SESs) Mirounga leonina at Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands), western Antarctic peninsula, in the Austral summer of 2003 and 2004. The rose Bengal test and a commercial competitive ELISA (c-ELISA) were us...