MOLECULAR TYPING OF Giardia duodenalis ISOLATES FROM NONHUMAN PRIMATES HOUSED IN A BRAZILIAN ZOO

MOLECULAR TYPING OF Giardia duodenalis ISOLATES FROM NONHUMAN PRIMATES HOUSED IN A BRAZILIAN ZOO

Giardia infections in captive nonhuman primates (NHP) housed at a Brazilian zoo were investigated in order to address their zoonotic potential. Fresh fecal samples were collected from the floors of 22 enclosures where 47 primates of 18 different species were housed. The diagnosis of intestinal paras...

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Main Authors: Erica Boarato David, Mariella Patti, Silvana Torossian Coradi, Teresa Cristina Goulart Oliveira-Sequeira, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Semiramis Guimaraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Giardia duodenalis
Molecular characterization
Nonhuman primates
Zoo
Zoonosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652014000100049&lng=en&tlng=en

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