Nasal, oral and rectal microbiota of Black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)

Black lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) are endangered callithrichids. Their conservation may require future translocations or reintroductions; however these approaches involve risks of pathogen introduction in the environment and stress-related opportunistic infections in these animals. In...

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Main Authors: Vania M. Carvalho, Ralph E.T. Vanstreels, Cátia D. Paula, Cristiane K.M. Kolesnikovas, Maria Christina C. Ramos, Selene D. Coutinho, Cristiana S. Martins, Alcides Pissinatti, José L. Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400051&lng=en&tlng=en