| DETECTION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP. SEAL IN TWO NEW SEAL SPECIES, PHOCA VITULINA AND CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA AND A NOVEL CRYPTOSPORIDIUM GENOTYPE IN A THIRD SEAL SPECIES, PAGOPHILUS GROENLANDICUS FROM THE GULF OF MAINE. | Abstract Data on the geographic distribution and host-specificity of Cryptosporidium spp. are critical for developing an understanding of likely transmission patterns in nature. During a molecular based survey of fecal samples from 293 terrestrial and aquatic animals in Maine, we detected Cryptosporidium sp. in 11 harbor seals, 1 hooded seal, and 1 harp seal. None of the terrestrial or freshwater mammal fecal samples or bird samples tested positive for Cryptosporidium sp. However, the seque ... | 2011 | 22017467 |