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. 2013 Jun 20;9(6):e1003429. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003429

Table 2. Novel polyomaviruses detected in nonhuman primates.

Polyomavirus Virus abbreviation Host species Origin of hosta PCR-positive tissue(s) PCR-positive individuals
Ateles paniscus polyomavirus 1 ApanPyV1 Red-faced spider monkey Germany (c) Intestine, liver, lung, spleen 1
Cebus albifrons polyomavirus 1 CalbPyV1 White-fronted capuchin Germany (c) Lung, spleen 1
Cebus albifrons polyomavirus 2 CalbPyV2 White-fronted capuchin Germany (c) Spleen 1
Cebus albifrons polyomavirus 3 CalbPyV3 White-fronted capuchin Germany (c) Skin 1
Cercopithecus erythrotis polyomavirus 1 CeryPyV1 Red-eared guenon Cameroon (w) Intestine, spleen 1
Gorilla beringei graueri polyomavirus 1 GbergPyV1 Eastern gorilla DRCb (w) Feces 1
Gorilla gorilla gorilla polyomavirus 2 GgorgPyV2 Western gorilla Cameroon (w) Lymph node 1
Macaca fascicularis polyomavirus 1 MfasPyV1 Crab-eating macaque Germany (c) Lymph node, spleen 2
Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 3 PtrovPyV3 Western chimpanzee Côte d'Ivoire (w) Feces, lymph node, spleen 1
Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 4 PtrovPyV4 Western chimpanzee Côte d'Ivoire (w) Spleen 1
Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 5 PtrovPyV5 Western chimpanzee Côte d'Ivoire (w) Feces, lung, lymph node, spleen 4
Pan troglodytes verus polyomavirus 6 PtrovPyV6 Western chimpanzee Côte d'Ivoire (w) Muscle, skin 1
Pan troglodytes troglodytes polyomavirus 1 PtrotPyV1 Central chimpanzee Gabon (s) Feces 1
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii polyomavirus 2 PtrosPyV2 Eastern chimpanzee Uganda (s) Blood 1
Piliocolobus badius polyomavirus 1 PbadPyV1 Western red colobus Côte d'Ivoire (w) Lung 1
Piliocolobus badius polyomavirus 2 PbadPyV2 Western red colobus Côte d'Ivoire (w) Liver, lung, lymph node, spleen 4
Piliocolobus rufomitratus polyomavirus 1 PrufPyV1 Eastern red colobus DRC (w) Spleen 1
Pithecia pithecia polyomavirus 1 PpitPyV1 White-faced saki Germany (c) Blood, lung, lymph node, spleen 2
Pongo pygmaeus polyomavirus 1 PpygPyV1 Bornean orangutan Germany (c) Spleen 1
Saimiri sciureus polyomavirus 1 SsciPyV1 Squirrel monkey Germany (c) Lymph node, spleen 2
a

Living conditions: w, wild; c, held in captivity; s, born in the wild but kept in a sanctuary.

b

DRC = Democratic Republic of Congo.