Distribution of the Entodiniomorphid Ciliate Troglocorys cava Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, & Imai, , (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in Wild and Captive Chimpanzees

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...

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Published in:The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 2012-01, Vol.59 (1), p.97-99
Main Authors: Pomajbikova, Katerina, Petrzelkova, Klara J, Petrasova, Jana, Profousova, Ilona, Kalousova, Barbora, Jirku, Miloslav, Sa, Rui M, Modry, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Animals, Zoo
Chimpanzees
Ciliophora - classification
Ciliophora - cytology
Ciliophora - isolation & purification
Ciliophora - ultrastructure
Ciliophora Infections - epidemiology
Ciliophora Infections - parasitology
Ciliophora Infections - veterinary
Entodiniomorphida
Feces - parasitology
intestinal ciliates
Microscopy
Pan troglodytes
Pan troglodytes - parasitology
Prevalence
Primate Diseases - epidemiology
Primate Diseases - parasitology
Tanzania - epidemiology
Troglocorys cava
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1066-5234
1550-7408
DOI:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00586.x