Intestinal Coccidia of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A

Intestinal Coccidia of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A

Fecal samples were collected from 61 adult raccoons (Procyon lotor) livetrapped on Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A. (25°15′N; 80°15′W), between April and November 2002 and analyzed for intestinal coccidia. Eimeria procyonis (84%), Eimeria nuttalli (10%), 1 unidentified species of Eimeria (3%), and an unid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative parasitology 2004-07, Vol.71 (2), p.175-177
Hauptverfasser: Foster, Garry W, McCleery, Robert A, Forrester, Donald J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal helminthic diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptosporidum
Eimeria nuttalli
Eimeria procyonis
Florida
Helminthic diseases
Infectious diseases
Key Largo
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Procyon lotor
raccoon
Sarcocystis
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Zusammenfassung:Fecal samples were collected from 61 adult raccoons (Procyon lotor) livetrapped on Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A. (25°15′N; 80°15′W), between April and November 2002 and analyzed for intestinal coccidia. Eimeria procyonis (84%), Eimeria nuttalli (10%), 1 unidentified species of Eimeria (3%), and an unidentified species of Sarcocystis (3%) were found. No oocyst of Cryptosporidum was found on a fecal smear stained with Kinyoun carbol-fuchsin acid-fast stain.
ISSN:1525-2647
1938-2952
DOI:10.1654/4106