Detection and characterization of diverse coccidian protozoa shed by California sea lions Author Girard, Yvette A. Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Author Johnson, Christine K. Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Author Fritz, Heather M. Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA & Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA Author Shapiro, Karen Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Author Packham, Andrea E. Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Author Melli, Ann C. Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Author Carlson-Bremer, Daphne Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA Author Gulland, Frances M. The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA, USA Author Rejmanek, Daniel California Animal Health and Food Safety, Davis, CA, USA Author Conrad, Patricia A. Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA & Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA text International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2016 2016-04-30 5 1 5 16 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.11.003 journal article 292058 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.11.003 0497e66e-da65-45e4-829b-be252b0a9965 2213-2244 PMC4840268 27141438 10668346

Table 1 Clinical status, serological results and coccidian sequence types shed by hospitalized California sea lions sampled between September 2010 and May 2012.

TMMC ID	Admit date	Sex	Age class	Stranding county	Preliminary diagnosis	Serology			Coccidian sequence
						T. gondii	S. neurona	N. caninum	type
CSL9830	9-Sep-2010	M	Juvenile	Santa Cruz	pneumonia, trauma (flipper),	1:1280	<1:40	<1:40	A
					malnutrition, leptospirosis
CSL9831	10-Sep-2010	M	Juvenile	Sonoma	trauma (eye and face),	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	A
					malnutrition, seizures,
					pneumonia
CSL9878	16-Oct-2010	M	Yearling	Monterey	malnutrition, trauma	<1:40	1:2560	<1:40	B
CSL NCMMC1047	27-Jan-2011	M	Yearling	Humboldt	blind	1:40	<1:40	<1:40	A
CSL9930	25-Mar-2011	M	Pup	Mendocino	oil/tar, malnutrition	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	B
CSL9939	14-May-2011	M	Pup	San Francisco	malnutrition, pneumonia	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	Inadequate DNA
CSL9959	3-Jun-2011	F	Yearling	San Luis Obispo	malnutrition, abscess	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	B
CSL9970	15-Jun-2011	F	Yearling	San Luis Obispo	malnutrition, abscess	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	Inadequate DNA
CSL10089	30-Aug-2011	F	Yearling	San Luis Obispo	malnutrition, trauma (face)	1:320	<1:40	<1:40	A
CSL10092	31-Aug-2011	F	Yearling	San Mateo	abscess, malnutrition	1:80	<1:40	<1:40	A + B
CSL10100	3-Sep-2011	M	Yearling	Monterey	malnutrition	1:160	<1:40	<1:40	A + B
CSL10184	9-Oct-2011	F	Subadult	Marin	pneumonia, leptospirosis	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	B
CSL10254	1-Nov-3011	F	Adult	San Luis Obispo	seizures, domoic acid	<1:40	<1:40	N/A	B
toxicity (acute)
CSL10243	14-Nov-2011	M	Yearling	Monterey	entanglement	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	A
CSL10266	7-Jan-2012	M	Juvenile	San Luis Obispo	trauma, malnutrition	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	A
CSL10268	10-Jan-2012	F	Subadult	Monterey	trauma, osteomyelitis	<1:40	<1:40	<1:40	B