Occurrence and molecular analysis of Balantidium coli in mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

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作   者：

Hassell, J. M.;  Blake, D. P.;  Cranfield, M. R.;  Ramer, J.;  Hogan, J. N.;  Noheli, J. B.;  Waters, M.;  Hermosilla, C.; 

作者机构：

California 95616;  Hawkshead Lane;  Davis;  1876 Mansion House Drive;  Institute for Parasitology;  University of London;  USA;  Rudolf-Buchheim-Strasse 2;  Royal Veterinary College;  Justus Liebig University Giessen;  Maryland 21217;  D-35392 Giessen;  Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project;  School of Veterinary Medicine;  One Shields Avenue;  Hatfield;  University of California;  Germany;  Hertfordshire AL9 7TA UK;  Baltimore;  Indiana 46222;  Indianapolis Zoo;  1200 W. Washington Street;  Microbiology and Immunology;  Department of Pathology;  Gorilla Doctors;  Wildlife Health Center;  Indianapolis; 

关键词：

Chordata;  Least Developed Countries;  wild animals;  Balantidium coli;  faeces;  Pongidae;  Primates;  ACP Countries;  animals;  wildlife;  eukaryotes;  gorilla;  Protozoa;  Ciliophora;  Developing Countries.;  Africa;  reservoir hosts;  analysis;  vertebrates;  Balantidiidae;  Africa South of Sahara;  case reports;  mammals;  Francophone Africa;  Balantidium;  invertebrates;  gorillas;  Vestibuliferida;  Gorilla;  East Africa;  national parks; 

期刊名称：

Journal of wildlife diseases

i s s n：

0090-3558

年卷期：

2013 年 49 卷 4 期

页   码：

1063-1065

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摘   要：

Cysts morphologically resembling Balantidium coli were identified in the feces of a mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). Confirmatory PCR and sequencing revealed two distinct B. coli-specific sequences (ITS-1, sub-types A0 and B1). This represents the first report of B. coli in this species, raising the possibility of infection from a reservoir host.Digital Object Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.