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Gastrointestinal parasite fauna of Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) at the Atka Bay, Antarctica
Autor: Kleinertz, S.; Christmann, S.; Silva, L. M. R.; Hirzmann, J.; Hermosilla, C.; Taubert, A. 2014
In:
Parasitology Research
Ergaenzung: online first
ISBN: 0932-0113
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-4085-4
Jahr: 2014
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Institut: Professur Aquakultur und Sea-Ranching
Abstract:
In general, the knowledge on parasites infecting
Antarctic birds is scarce. The present study intends to extend
the knowledge on gastrointestinal parasites of Emperor
Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) at the Atka Bay, Antarctica.
Fecal samples of 50 individual Emperor Penguins were collected
at the Atka Bay and analyzed using the sodium-acetateformaldehyde
(SAF) method for the identification of intestinal
helminth eggs and/or protozoan parasite stages. In addition,
coproantigen ELISAs were performed to detect
Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections. Overall, 13 out of
50 penguins proved parasitized (26 %). The following stages
of gastrointestinal parasites were identified: One Capillaria
sp. egg, Tetrabothrius spp. eggs, Diphyllobothrium spp. eggs,
and proglottids of the cestode Parorchites zederi. The recorded
Capillaria infection represents a new host record for
Emperor Penguins. All coproantigen ELISAs for the
detection of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp.
were negative. This paper provides current data on
parasites of the Emperor Penguin, a protected endemic species
of the Antarctica.
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