Seroprevalence Survey for Microsporidia in Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Example of a Quantitative Approach Based on Immunoblotting

Authors

Guillaume Desoubeaux, University of Miami
Roman Peschke, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Carolina Le-Bert, National Marine Mammal Foundation
Venessa Fravel, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Jeny Soto, University of Miami
Eric D. Jensen, US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Jennifer E. Flower, Mystic Aquarium
Randall Wells, Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
Anja Joachim, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Carolyn Cray, University of MiamiFollow

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 54(4), 2018, pp. 870–873

Comments

© Wildlife Disease Association 2018

This document is a U.S. government work and is not subject to copyright in the United States.

DOI: 10.7589/2017-11-287

Abstract

Little is known about microsporidiosis pathogenicity in cetaceans. Here we report seroprevalence of 76% for microsporidia in blood samples from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), from animals managed under human care (n=108) or captured for health assessments (n=13) and released.