title: Molecular identification of Entamoeba spp. in captive nonhuman primates.
abstract: This study describes the molecular identification of 520 Entamoeba-positive fecal samples from a large and diverse population of captive nonhuman primates (NHP). The results revealed the presence of Entamoeba histolytica (NHP variant only), E. dispar, E. moshkovskii, E. hartmanni, E. coli, and E. polecki-like organisms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Bruno.Levecke@Ugent.be
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levecke
authors.forename: Leentje
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dreesen
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorny
authors.forename: Jaco J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vercammen
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casaert
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vercruysse
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geldhof
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018419:Primate Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D011323:Primates; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S