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Intestinal Protists in Captive Non-human Primates and Their Handlers in Six European Zoological Gardens. Molecular Evidence of Zoonotic Transmission
4 Jan 2022
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We assessed the occurrence, genetic diversity, and zoonotic potential of four protozoan ( Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Giardia duodenalis ), one stramenopile ( Blastocystis sp.), one microsporidia ( Enterocytozoon bieneusi ), and two ciliate ( Balantioides coli, Troglodytella abrassarti ) intestinal parasite or commensal protist species in captive non-human primates (NHP) and...
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