| the effect of low- and high-fiber diets on the population of entodiniomorphid ciliates troglodytella abrassarti in captive chimpanzees (pan troglodytes). | troglodytella abrassarti is an intestinal entodiniomorphid ciliate commonly diagnosed in the feces of wild and captive chimpanzees (pan troglodytes). entodiniomorphids could be considered to have a mutualistic relationship with the great apes, in that the ciliates benefit from the intestinal ecosystem of the host, while also contributing to the fiber fermentation process. we examined the effect of diet on the infection intensities of t. abrassarti in two captive chimpanzees in the liberec zoo, c ... | 2012 | 22553174 |