Detection and characterization of diverse coccidian protozoa shed by California sea lions

Detection and characterization of diverse coccidian protozoa shed by California sea lions

Tissue-cyst forming coccidia in the family Sarcocystidae are etiologic agents of protozoal encephalitis in marine mammals including the federally listed Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris). California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), whose coastal habitat overlaps with sea otters, are definitive...

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Main Authors: Yvette A. Girard, Christine K. Johnson, Heather M. Fritz, Karen Shapiro, Andrea E. Packham, Ann C. Melli, Daphne Carlson-Bremer, Frances M. Gulland, Daniel Rejmanek, Patricia A. Conrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Tissue cyst-forming coccidia
Sarcocystidae
Neospora sp.
Sarcocystis neurona
California sea lions
Marine mammals
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