New host record for the entodiniomorphid ciliate, Troglodytella abrassarti, from siamangs (Hylobates syndactylus).
Examination of faecal samples from several diarrhoeic siamangs Hylobates syndactylus (Anthropoidea: Hylobatidae) revealed the presence of numerous entodiniomorphid ciliates whose morphological and ultrastructural characteristics were consistent with those of Troglodytella abrassarti previously recorded from chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas (Anthropoidea: Pongidae).
O'Donoghue
P J
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VETLAB, Department of Agriculture, Adelaide, South Australia.
Gasser
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D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016770:Ciliophora Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006922:Hylobates / Q000469:parasitology*