Detection and Characterization of aCryptosporidiumIsolate from a Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) from the Antarctic Peninsula Artículo académico uri icon

Abstracto

  • ABSTRACTThe presence ofCryptosporidiumandGiardiain 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.Giardiawas not detected. This is the first report of aCryptosporidiumsp. in Antarctic marine mammals.

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  • 2011

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