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Sympatric western lowland gorillas, central chimpanzees and humans are infected with different trichomonads.
Petrzelková, K J; Smejkalová, P; Céza, V; Pafco, B; Shutt-Phillips, K A; Todd, A; Jirku-Pomajbíková, K; Benavides, J; Modrý, D; Cepicka, I.
Afiliação
  • Petrzelková KJ; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Kvetná 8, 603 65Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Smejkalová P; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Branisovská 31, 370 05Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.
  • Céza V; Liberec Zoo, Lidové sady 425/1, 460 01Liberec, Czech Republic.
  • Pafco B; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicná 7, 128 44Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Shutt-Phillips KA; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicná 7, 128 44Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Todd A; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicná 7, 128 44Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Jirku-Pomajbíková K; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Kvetná 8, 603 65Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Benavides J; Fauna & Flora International, Pembroke St, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK.
  • Modrý D; Dzanga Sangha Project, World Wildlife Fund, Bangui, Central African Republic.
  • Cepicka I; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Branisovská 31, 370 05Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Parasitology ; 147(2): 225-230, 2020 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31559930
ABSTRACT
We investigated intestinal trichomonads in western lowland gorillas, central chimpanzees and humans cohabiting the forest ecosystem of Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area in Central African Republic, using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and SSU rRNA gene sequences. Trichomonads belonging to the genus Tetratrichomonas were detected in 23% of the faecal samples and in all host species. Different hosts were infected with different genotypes of Tetratrichomonas. In chimpanzees, we detected tetratrichomonads from 'novel lineage 2', which was previously reported mostly in captive and wild chimpanzees. In gorillas, we found two different genotypes of Tetratrichomonas. The ITS region sequences of the more frequent genotype were identical to the sequence found in a faecal sample of a wild western lowland gorilla from Cameroon. Sequences of the second genotype from gorillas were almost identical to sequences previously obtained from an anorexic French woman. We provide the first report of the presence of intestinal tetratrichomonads in asymptomatic, apparently healthy humans. Human tetratrichomonads belonged to the lineage 7, which was previously reported in domestic and wild pigs and a domestic horse. Our findings suggest that the ecology and spatial overlap among hominids in the tropical forest ecosystem has not resulted in exchange of intestinal trichomonads among these hosts.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 3_ND Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Protozoários / Infecções Protozoárias em Animais / Pan troglodytes / Trichomonadida / Doenças dos Símios Antropoides / Gorilla gorilla Limite: Animals / Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitology Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Contexto em Saúde: 3_ND Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por Protozoários / Infecções Protozoárias em Animais / Pan troglodytes / Trichomonadida / Doenças dos Símios Antropoides / Gorilla gorilla Limite: Animals / Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Parasitology Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article