Detection of the elusive Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) using environmental DNA at Malpelo island (Eastern Pacific, Colombia) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Monitoring large marine mammals is challenging due to their low abundances in general, an ability to move over large distances and wide geographical range sizes.
Jean-Baptiste Juhel +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The dwarf sperm whale is a small, toothed cetacean, which was suggested to be two separate species based on the evidence derived from partial mitochondrial DNA sequence. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome of Kogia sima (16,379 bp in length) has been
Lei Shan, Ran Tian, Yanzhi Liu
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Morphological identification of Skrjabinisakis Mozgovoi, 1951 (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) from Brazilian waters [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 New morphological, morphometric and scanning electron microscopy data of a nematode of the family Anisakidae, recovered from a specimen of Kogia sima, a cetacean that died off the northern coast of Brazil, are presented in this paper.
Raul Henrique da Silva Pinheiro +2 more
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First report of Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) on the Caribbean coast of Honduras
Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2013 Primer reporte de Kogia sima en la costa Caribe de Honduras y el segundo en América Central; se documentó un individuo encallado en el Parque Nacional Punto Izopo situado en Tela, Atlántida (06 de febrero del 2011). La identificación del individuo como K.
Leonel Marineros +2 more
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Pathogenicity of Brucella sp. ST27 Kogia sima Isolates in Murine and Cell Models [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseMembers of the genus Brucella are bacterial pathogens of global importance, and their increasing detection in marine mammals has raised concerns for wildlife conservation and public health.
Andrea Romero-Magaña +7 more
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Brucella sp. sequence-type 27 associated with abortion in dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima [PDF]
European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2021 AbstractA dwarf sperm whaleKogia simastranded alive along the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The whale, handled by tourists and local inhabitants, was weak, had buoyancy difficulties, and eventually aborted and died, showing severe necrotizing placentitis and other pathological signs.
Rocio González-Barrientos +2 more
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Host phylogeny and life history stage shape the gut microbiome in dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (Kogia breviceps) sperm whales [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractGut microbiomes perform crucial roles in host health and development, but few studies have explored cetacean microbiomes especially deep divers. We characterized the gut microbiomes of stranded dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (K. breviceps) sperm whales to examine the effects of phylogeny and life stage on microbiome composition and diversity. 16S
William A Mclellan +2 more
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High diversity and unique composition of gut microbiomes in pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Mammals host diverse bacterial and archaeal symbiont communities (i.e. microbiomes) that play important roles in digestive and immune system functioning, yet cetacean microbiomes remain largely unexplored, in part due to sample collection difficulties ...
Patrick M. Erwin +5 more
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Gastric lesions associated with the infection of Anisakidae nematodes in a dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) stranded in the north coast of Brazil [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe present study aimed to describe gastric lesions associated with parasitism by different nematodes of the family Anisakidae in a stranded specimen of dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) on the northeast coast of the State of Pará, northern Brazil ...
Gisele C.C. Seade +13 more
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Relationship of stranded cetaceans in Thai territorial waters to global populations: Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Cuvier's beaked whale, Indo Pacific finless porpoise, pygmy sperm whale, and dwarf sperm whale [PDF]
Science Progress, 2022 Cetaceans inhabit oceans throughout the world. Four specific odontocetes, namely Cuvier's beaked whale ( Ziphius cavirostris ), Indo Pacific finless porpoise ( Neophocaena phocaenoides ), pygmy sperm whale ( Kogia breviceps ), and dwarf sperm whale ...
Promporn Piboon +9 more
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