Survey and comparison of major intestinal flora in captive and wild ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) populations

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-184

  Villers, Lynne M ^a   Jang, Spencer S ^b   Lent, Cheryl L ^a   Lewin Koh, Sock Cheng ^c   Norosoarinaivo, Jeanne Aimée ^d  

^a INDIANAPOLIS ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Aerobic bacteria; Fecal survey; Lemur catta; Parasite

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARASITE; PRIMATE; SEDIMENTATION; SURVEY; TESTING METHOD; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MADAGASCAR; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; BACTERIA; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; INTESTINES; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; PARASITES; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BALANTIDIUM; BALANTIDIUM COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA POLECKI; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; GIARDIA; ISOSPORA; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PROTOZOA; STREPSIRHINI; STRONGYLES; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 38949208861     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20482     Document Type: Article

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