The effect of low- and high-fiber diets on the population of entodiniomorphid ciliates Troglodytella abrassarti in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

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Authors

PETRŽELKOVÁ Klára SCHOVANCOVÁ Kateřina PROFOUSOVÁ I. KIŠIDAYOVÁ S. VARÁDYOVÁ Z. PEKÁR Stanislav KAMLER J. MODRÝ M.

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source American Journal of Primatology
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Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22021
Field Zoology
Keywords Troglodytella abrassarti;entodiniomorphid ciliate;chimpanzee;fiber;starch
Description Our results suggest, however, that infection intensities of T. abrassarti in captive chimpanzees are not influenced primarily by the amount of fiber in the diet, but rather by the dietary starch concentration (HFD: 1%; LFD: 8%)
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