caa a22 4500 445340924 CHVBK 20180317142812.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-011-2351-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-011-2351-2 High prevalence of Entamoeba infections in captive long-tailed macaques in China [Elektronische Daten] [Meng Feng, Bin Yang, Liu Yang, Yongfeng Fu, Yijun Zhuang, Longgan Liang, Qing Xu, Xunjia Cheng, Hiroshi Tachibana] Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) are bred in China for export and for use in experiments. Entamoeba infections in captive long-tailed macaques were surveyed in one of the biggest colonies located in Guangxi Province, China. One stool sample was obtained from each of the 152 different cages representing >3,000 macaques in the colony. The samples were examined by PCR for five Entamoeba species. The number of detected Entamoeba coli infections comprised 94% of the samples, 93% for Entamoeba chattoni, and 83% for Entamoeba dispar. In contrast, Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba nuttalli were not detected. Six isolates of E. dispar were obtained by culture in Tanabe-Chiba medium. Analysis of serine-rich protein genes in these isolates showed two genotypes, one of which is identical to that of the E. dispar SAW760 strain in humans. This suggests transmission of E. dispar between humans and nonhuman primates. These results demonstrate that Entamoeba infections are common, but virulent Entamoeba species are absent in this colony. This work also confirms the need for monitoring with PCR-based identification of Entamoeba species for captive macaques in breeding colonies to ensure animal health and protection of humans from zoonotic hazards. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Feng Meng Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Yang Bin Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Yang Liu Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Fu Yongfeng Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Zhuang Yijun Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Liang Longgan Department of Pharmacology, Guilin Medical College, 541004, Guangxi, China aut Xu Qing Department of Pharmacology, Guilin Medical College, 541004, Guangxi, China aut Cheng Xunjia Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut Tachibana Hiroshi Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, 259-1193, Kanagawa, Japan aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/4(2011-10-01), 1093-1097 0932-0113 109:4<1093 2011 109 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2351-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2351-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Feng Meng Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yang Bin Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yang Liu Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fu Yongfeng Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhuang Yijun Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liang Longgan Department of Pharmacology, Guilin Medical College, 541004, Guangxi, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Xu Qing Department of Pharmacology, Guilin Medical College, 541004, Guangxi, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cheng Xunjia Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tachibana Hiroshi Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, 259-1193, Kanagawa, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/4(2011-10-01), 1093-1097 0932-0113 109:4<1093 2011 109 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer