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...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2011-02, Vol.77 (4), p.1524-1527
Main Authors: Rengifo-Herrera, C, Ortega-Mora, L.M, Gómez-Bautista, M, García-Moreno, F.T, García-Párraga, D, Castro-Urda, J, Pedraza-Díaz, S
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antarctic Regions
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium - classification
Cryptosporidium - genetics
Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification
Environmental Microbiology
Feces - microbiology
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genotype & phenotype
Genotypes
Giardia
Giardia - isolation & purification
Marine mammals
Microbiology
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Mirounga leonina
Molecular Sequence Data
Pathogens
Pinnipedia
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Protozoa
Seals, Earless - microbiology
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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.
ISSN:0099-2240
1098-5336
1098-6596
DOI:10.1128/AEM.01422-10