McClure H M, Strobert E A, Healy G R
Lab Anim Sci. 1980 Oct;30(5):890-4.
Large numbers of Blastocystis hominis were found in fecal samples from a pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) with chronic diarrhea that was refractory to conventional therapy. The animal's condition improved and fecal samples showed minimal numbers of Blastocystis hominis following therapy with an antiprotozoal agent. This organism, recently reclassified as a protozoa, appeared to be causally related to the diarrhea. The cytologic and ultrastructural features of the monkey Blastocystis were comparable to those reported for similar organisms from man.
在一只患有慢性腹泻且常规治疗无效的猪尾猕猴（食蟹猴）的粪便样本中发现了大量人芽囊原虫。在用抗寄生虫药治疗后，该动物的病情有所改善，粪便样本中人芽囊原虫数量极少。这种最近重新分类为原生动物的生物体似乎与腹泻有因果关系。猴子人芽囊原虫的细胞学和超微结构特征与报道的来自人类的类似生物体的特征相当。
