| identification of respiratory and gastrointestinal parasites of three species of pinnipeds (arctocephalus australis, arctocephalus gazella, and otaria flavescens) in southern brazil. | in order to improve understanding of parasitism in south american pinnipeds, respiratory and gastrointestinal samples were collected from 12 arctocephalus australis (south american fur seal), one arctocephalus gazella (antarctic fur seal), and one otaria flavescens (south american sea lion). ova and larvae were microscopically identified from fecal samples and respiratory secretions collected from live a. australis undergoing rehabilitation at centro de recuperação de animais marinhos (cram-furg ... | 2016 | 27010274 |
| molecular detection of circovirus and adenovirus in feces of fur seals (arctocephalus spp.). | in some regions, little is known about exposure to viruses in coastal marine mammals. the present study aimed to detect viral rna or dna in 23 free-ranging fur seals on the northern coastline of rio grande do sul state, brazil. polymerase chain reaction was used to detect nucleic acids of circoviruses, adenoviruses, morbilliviruses, vesiviruses, and coronaviruses in the feces from twenty-one south american fur seals (arctocephalus australis) and two subantarctic fur seals (a. tropicalis). adenov ... | 2017 | 27803979 |