Figure 4.

Biomaterial repository established from vervet population samples in the Caribbean and Africa. Animals have been sampled for skin biopsy specimens (to establish fibroblast cell lines), blood, cerebrospinal fluid, hair and specimens for assaying the natural microbiome populating the gastro-intestinal tract, reproductive system and oro-nasal cavity (including nasopharyngeal, NPS; oropharyngeal, OPS). Wild monkeys have been assigned unique identifiers using a microchip injected subcutaneously to enable long-term follow-up studies of each monkey. Global positioning coordinates for all monkeys will be available online at http://www.genomequebec.mcgill.ca/compgen/vervet_research/animal_resources/.