Publications

first isolation and characterisation of encephalitozoon cuniculi from a free-ranging rat (rattus norvegicus).	the microsporidian species encephalitozoon cuniculi can infect a wide variety of mammals including man. it is a common parasite in rabbits and several sporadic infections in laboratory rats have been described. based on molecular data three e. cuniculi strains have been identified. here we describe the first in vitro propagation of e. cuniculi, which was isolated from a free-ranging rat (rattus norvegicus). the rat was one of three seropositive animals among 23 rats captured in the city of zuric ...	2002	12163239
feeding live prey to zoo animals: response of zoo visitors in switzerland.	in summer 2007, with the help of a written questionnaire, the attitudes of more than 400 visitors to the zoological garden of zurich, switzerland, toward the idea of feeding live insects to lizards, live fish to otters, and live rabbits to tigers were investigated. the majority of swiss zoo visitors agreed with the idea of feeding live prey (invertebrates and vertebrates) to zoo animals, both off- and on-exhibit, except in the case of feeding live rabbits to tigers on-exhibit. women and frequent ...	2010	19598253