Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Distribution of the entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglocorys cava Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, & Imai, , (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in wild and captive chimpanzees.
- Journal:
- The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Pomajbíková, Kateřina et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology
Abstract
Trophozoites of Troglocorys cava were detected in all but one of the wild chimpanzee populations from Rubondo Island (Tanzania), with a prevalence ranging between 20% and 78%. However, the ciliate was absent in all captive groups. Prevalence appeared to increase with the number of sequential samples taken from a particular individual and reached 95.5% in wild individuals sampled at least 4 times.
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