Table 4.
Distribution of protist species and genotypes by institution and primate genera in the present study.
| Protist species | Institution | Genotype | Isolates (n) | Frequency (%) | Primate species (number of isolates) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptosporidium spp. | Madrid Zoo Aquarium | C. hominis | 3 | 100 | Homo (2), Pan (1) |
| Santillana Zoo | C. hominis | 1 | 33.3 | Callithrix (1) | |
| C. parvum | 2 | 66.7 | Macaca (1), Saguinus (1) | ||
| Giardia duodenalis | Barcelona Zoo | AII | 2 | 40.0 | Pan (2) |
| BIV | 2 | 40.0 | Lemur (2) | ||
| B | 1 | 20.0 | Lemur (1) | ||
| Faunia | BIV | 5 | 100 | Callithrix (1), Lemur (4) | |
| Madrid Zoo Aquarium | AI | 1 | 25.0 | Cebus (1) | |
| BIV | 2 | 50.0 | Lemur (2) | ||
| B | 1 | 25.0 | Lemur (1) | ||
| Santillana Zoo | BIV | 2 | 66.7 | Callimico (1), Lemur (1) | |
| B | 1 | 33.3 | Lemur (1) | ||
| La Vallée des Singes | BIV | 1 | 100 | Cebuella (1) | |
| Blastocystis sp. | Barcelona Zoo | ST1 | 9 | 36.0 | Cercocebus (5), Macaca (1), Mandrillus (2), Pan (1) |
| ST2 | 1 | 4.0 | Macaca (1) | ||
| ST3 | 6 | 24.0 | Ateles (1), Gorilla (1), Homo (2), Macaca (1), Mandrillus (1) | ||
| ST4 | 1 | 4.0 | Ateles (1) | ||
| ST5 | 6 | 24.0 | Gorilla (2), Lemur (1), Pongo (3) | ||
| Unknown | 2 | 8.0 | Lemur (1), Macaca (1) | ||
| Faunia | ST1 | 1 | 8.3 | Homo (1) | |
| ST2 | 1 | 8.3 | Homo (1) | ||
| ST3 | 1 | 8.3 | Lemur (1) | ||
| ST4 | 6 | 50.0 | Lemur (4), Homo (2) | ||
| ST5 | 1 | 8.3 | Lemur (1) | ||
| ST8 | 2 | 16.7 | Aotus (1), Perodicticus (1) | ||
| Madrid Zoo Aquarium | ST1 | 12 | 25.5 | Colobus (2), Homo (5), Mandrillus (4), Papio (1) | |
| ST2 | 11 | 23.4 | Homo (1), Pan (9), Papio (1) | ||
| ST3 | 9 | 19.1 | Colobus (3), Papio (5), Pongo (1) | ||
| ST4 | 3 | 6.4 | Homo (3) | ||
| ST5 | 12 | 25.5 | Colobus (1), Gorilla (2), Hylobates (1), Lemur (4), Pongo (4) | ||
| Santillana Zoo | ST1 | 20 | 90.9 | Cercopithecus (4), Colobus (4), Homo (2), Lemur (3), Macaca (4), Pan (1), Pongo (2) | |
| ST3 | 2 | 9.1 | Homo (1), Mandrillus (1) | ||
| La Vallée des Singes | ST8 | 1 | 100 | Callicebus (1) | |
| Wilhelma Zoological-Botanical Garden | ST3 | 2 | 66.7 | Hylobates (1), Pan (1) | |
| ST13 | 1 | 33.3 | Trachypithecus (1) | ||
| Enterocytozoon bieneusi | Barcelona Zoo | Type IV | 1 | 100 | Gorilla (1) |
| Madrid Zoo Aquarium | CM18 | 1 | 100 | Gorilla (1) | |
| La Vallée des Singes | CM18 | 2 | 100 | Saguinus (1), Saimiri (1) | |
| Balantioides coli | Madrid Zoo Aquarium | – | 7 | – | Gorilla (1), Hylobates (2), Pan (4) |
| Troglodytella abrassarti | Wilhelma Zoological-Botanical Garden | – | 7 | – | Gorilla (2), Pan (5) |
Members of the genus Homo are shown in bold to identify scenarios where zoonotic transmission events may occur.