Isolation and identification of fungi from vaginal flora in three species of captive Leontopithecus

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-343

  Moraes, Ismar A ^a,e   Stussi, Jussara S P ^a   Lilenbaum, Walter ^a   Pissinatti, Alcides ^b,c,d   Luz, Fabio P ^a   Ferreira, Ana Maria R ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b CPRJ FEEMA   (Brazil)

^c Centro Universitario Plinio Leite UNIPLI   (Brazil)

^d Fundacao Educacional Serra dos Orgaos   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Callitrichidae; Fungi; Leontopithecus; Tamarins; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; FUNGAL DISEASE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS; MARMOSET; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VAGINA; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BRAZIL; CALLITRICHINAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; FUNGI; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GLABRATA; FUNGI; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOPYGUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; PANTHERA LEO; PENICILLIUM; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR;

EID: 11144254035     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20082     Document Type: Article

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