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Discrepancies in the occurrence of Balantidium coli between wild and captive African great apes
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SYSNO ASEP 0356543 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Discrepancies in the occurrence of Balantidium coli between wild and captive African great apes Author(s) Pomajbíková, K. (CZ)
Petrželková, Klára Judita (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Profousová, Ilona (UBO-W)
Petrášová, J. (CZ)
Modrý, David (BC-A) RID, ORCIDNumber of authors 5 Source Title Journal of Parasitology. - : Allen Press - ISSN 0022-3395
Roč. 96, č. 6 (2010), s. 1139-1144Number of pages 6 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords lowland gorillas ; intestinal parasites ; chimpanzees Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GA524/06/0264 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GA206/09/0927 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) KJB600930615 GA AV ČR - Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (AV ČR) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) AV0Z60220518 - PAU-O, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000285532700019 EID SCOPUS 78650446190 DOI 10.1645/GE-2433.1 Annotation Balantidium coli is a ciliate reported in many mammalian species, including African great apes. In the former, asymptomatic infections as well as clinical balantidiasis have been reported in captivity. We carried out a cross-sectional study of B. coli in African great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, and both species of gorillas) and examined 1,161 fecal samples from 28 captive facilities in Europe, plus 2 sanctuaries and 11 wild sites in Africa. Samples were analyzed with the use of Sheather’s flotation and merthiolate–iodine–formaldehyde (MIFC) sedimentation. MIFC sedimentation was the more sensitive technique for diagnostics of B. coli in apes. Although not detected in any wild-ape populations, B. coli was diagnosed in 52.6% of captive individuals. Surprisingly, in the apes’ feces, trophozoites of B. coli were commonly detected, in contrast with other animals, e.g., Old World monkeys, pigs, etc. Most likely reservoirs for B. coli in captive apes include synantropic rats. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2011
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