title: Detection and characterization of a Cryptosporidium isolate from a southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) from the Antarctic peninsula.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: SALUVET, Animal Health Department, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rengifo-Herrera
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ortega-Mora
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez-Bautista
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: García-Moreno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García-Párraga
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castro-Urda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pedraza-Díaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D046048:Seals, Earless / Q000382:microbiology*