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Examination of naturally exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia
| Title: | Examination of naturally exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia. |
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| Name(s): |
Fayer, R., Fair, Patricia A. Bossart, Gregory D. Santin, M. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Publisher: | American Society of Parasitologists | |
| Place of Publication: | Lawrence, Kan., etc. | |
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| Extent: | 6 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007045 (IID), 10.1645/GE-1262.1 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) captured in the estuarine waters off the coasts of South Carolina and Florida were examined for the presence of Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium sp., and Giardia sp. DNA extracted from feces or rectal swabs was amplified by polymerase chain reaction using parasite-specific small subunit ribosomal RNA gene primers. All positive specimens were subjected to gene sequence analysis. Of 83 dolphins, 17 were positive for Microsporidia. None was positive for Cryptosporidium or Giardia. Gene sequence data for each of the positive specimens were compared with data in GenBank. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1701 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Fayer, R., Fair, P. A, Bossart, G. D., & Santin, M. (2008). Examination of naturally exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia. Journal of Parasitology, 94(1), 143-147. doi: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1645/GE-1262.1 |
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| Subject(s): |
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Microsporidia Cryptosporidium Giardia |
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| Links: | http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1645/GE-1262.1 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007045 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
