Nasopharyngeal colonization by potentially pathogenic bacteria found in healthy semi-captive wild-born chimpanzees in Uganda.

Mugisha, Lawrence; Köndgen, Sophie; Kaddu-Mulindwa, Deogratias; Gaffikin, Lynne; Leendertz, Fabian H

Mugisha, Lawrence; Köndgen, Sophie; Kaddu-Mulindwa, Deogratias; Gaffikin, Lynne; Leendertz, Fabian H.

Affiliation

Mugisha L; EcoHealth Research Group, Conservation & Ecosystem Health Alliance (CEHA), Kampala, Uganda; College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

Am J Primatol ; 76(2): 103-10, 2014 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24395648

Subject(s)

Bacteria/growth & development; Nasopharynx/microbiology; Pan troglodytes/microbiology; Animals; Bacteria/classification; Bacteria/genetics; Bacterial Infections/drug therapy; Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Bacterial Infections/veterinary; Bacteroides/genetics; Bacteroides/isolation & purification; Cyanobacteria/genetics; Cyanobacteria/isolation & purification; DNA, Bacterial/analysis; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Male; Neisseria/classification; Neisseria/genetics; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary; Prevotella/classification; Prevotella/genetics; Proteobacteria/genetics; Proteobacteria/isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics; Streptococcus/classification; Streptococcus/genetics; Uganda; Veillonella/classification; Veillonella/genetics; Zoonoses/microbiology; Zoonoses/transmission

Key words

chimpanzees; disease transmission; employee health; nasophrygeal colonization; reintroduction

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria / Pan troglodytes / Nasopharynx Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Am J Primatol Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Uganda Country of publication: United States

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