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Short Note: First report of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in stool of Adélie penguin from the Antarctic using acid-fast stain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Fernando Fredes ,
Eduardo Raffo  and
Pamela Muñoz
Fernando Fredes
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santa Rosa Avenue, 11735. La Pintana, Santiago, Chileffredes@uchile.cl
Eduardo Raffo
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santa Rosa Avenue, 11735. La Pintana, Santiago, Chileffredes@uchile.cl
Pamela Muñoz
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santa Rosa Avenue, 11735. La Pintana, Santiago, Chileffredes@uchile.cl
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Cryptosporidium is an intracellular parasite that belongs to the phylum Protozoa and subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa). It was first described by from the digestive tract of laboratory mice (Garcia 2001), and has been found in several animal groups including fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans (Jellison et al. 2002).

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Information
Antarctic Science , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , December 2007 , pp. 437 - 438
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2007

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