Distribution of the entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglocorys cava Tokiwa, Modrý, Ito, Pomajbíková, Petrželková, & Imai, , (Entodiniomorphida: Blepharocorythidae) in wild and captive chimpanzeesKateřina Pomajbíková
Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1 3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic
J Eukaryot Microbiol 59:97-9. 2012
..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...
- A survey of entodiniomorphid ciliates in chimpanzees and bonobos
Kateřina Pomajbíková
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 612 4 Brno, Czech Republic
Am J Phys Anthropol 142:42-8. 2010
..In vitro studies on metabolism and biochemical activities of entodiniomorphids are needed to clarify their role in ape digestion...
- Discrepancies in the occurrence of Balantidium coli between wild and captive African great apes
Kateřina Pomajbíková
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1 3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
J Parasitol 96:1139-44. 2010
..g., Old World monkeys, pigs, etc. Most likely reservoirs for B. coli in captive apes include synantropic rats. High starch diets in captive apes are likely to exacerbate the occurrence of balantidiasis in captive apes...
- Molecular diversity of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti and its coevolution with chimpanzees
Peter Vallo
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
Am J Phys Anthropol 148:525-33. 2012
..Alternatively, the molecular uniformity of T. abrassarti may imply a historical overlap of the species' distribution ranges...
Survival and morphologic changes of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in chimpanzee fecesIlona Profousová
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1 3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
J Zoo Wildl Med 42:69-74. 2011
..However, because of quick morphologic changes of trophozoites, accurate identification of ciliates in older samples may be difficult or even impossible...
- The occurrence and ape-to-ape transmission of the entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti in captive gorillas
David Modry
Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1 3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
J Eukaryot Microbiol 56:83-7. 2009
..abrassarti affects both captive gorillas and chimpanzees. We conclude that zoo transport plays a major role in the distribution of T. abrassarti among captive gorillas...
- Extensive diversity of intestinal trichomonads of non-human primates
Pavla Smejkalová
Department of Parasitology, Charles University in Prague, Vinicna 7, 128 44 Prague, Czech Republic
Parasitology 139:92-102. 2012
..Our results suggest that captive primates possibly may be infected by intestinal trichomonads of other vertebrates such as pigs, cattle, birds, tortoises and lizards...
Novel Insights into the Genetic Diversity of Balantidium and Balantidium-like Cyst-forming CiliatesKateřina Pomajbíková
Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7:e2140. 2013
..The cysts of Buxtonella and Neobalantidium are morphologically indistinguishable and the presence of Buxtonella-like ciliates in primates opens the question about possible occurrence of these pathogens in humans...
