Abstract:Balantioides coli is a ciliated protozoan with worldwide distribution, which parasites several species, especially the pig. In this work, it was presented the first possible case of parasitism by B. coli in white-lipped peccaries in Brazil. The 13 fecal samples were collected from white-lipped peccaries kept in the Zoológico Municipal de Curitiba, Brazil. The feces were processed using flotation and spontaneous sedimentation techniques. All of them were positive for parasites of the phylum Ciliophora similar t… Show more
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