1.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 77(4): 1524-7, 2011 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21169427
RESUMO
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.
Assuntos
Cryptosporidium/isolamento & purificação , Giardia/isolamento & purificação , Focas Verdadeiras/microbiologia , Animais , Regiões Antárticas , Cryptosporidium/classificação , Cryptosporidium/genética , Fezes/microbiologia , Imunofluorescência , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
2.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 76(17): 6013-6, 2010 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20639356
RESUMO
The presence of Campylobacter spp. was investigated in 41 Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) and 9 Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Deception Island, Antarctica. Infections were encountered in six Antarctic fur seals. The isolates, the first reported from marine mammals in the Antarctic region, were identified as Campylobacter insulaenigrae and Campylobacter lari.