Table 4.
Herpesviruses detected in chimpanzees and WRC and BWC monkeys by generic PCR
| Catarrhine host family and species | Virus | Abbreviation | Virus statusa | Target gene in generic PCRb | No. of PCR-positive animals | No. of PCR-positive samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hominidae | ||||||
| Western chimpanzee | Chimpanzee CMV | CCMV | K | gB | 2 | 3 |
| Pan troglodytes verus cytomegalovirus 1 | PtroCMV1 | K | gB | 2 | 5 | |
| Pan troglodytes verus cytomegalovirus 2 | PtroCMV2 | K | gB | 4 | 7 | |
| Pan troglodytes verus lymphocryptovirus 1 | PtroLCV1 | K | DPOL | 10 | 13 | |
| Pan troglodytes verus rhadinovirus 1 | PtroRHV1 | K | DPOL | 5 | 8 | |
| Pan troglodytes verus rhadinovirus 2 | PtroRHV2 | K | gB | 1 | 1 | |
| Cercopithecidae | ||||||
| Western red colobus | Piliocolobus badius cytomegalovirus 1 | PbadCMV1 | N | gB | 1 | 4 |
| Piliocolobus badius cytomegalovirus 1b | PbadCMV1b | N | gB | 2 | 2 | |
| Piliocolobus badius cytomegalovirus 2 | PbadCMV2 | N | gB | 2 | 5 | |
| Piliocolobus badius lymphocryptovirus 1 | PbadLCV1 | K | DPOL | 4 | 5 | |
| Piliocolobus badius rhadinovirus 1 | PbadRHV1 | N | gB | 2 | 3 | |
| Black-and-white colobus | Colobus polykomos cytomegalovirus 1 | CpolCMV1 | N | gB | 1 | 2 |
| Colobus polykomos lymphocryptovirus 1 | CpolLCV1 | K | DPOL | 1 | 1 | |
| Colobus polykomos rhadinovirus 1 | CpolRHV1 | N | gB | 5 | 6 |
a
K, known; N, novel.
b
gB, glycoprotein B; DPOL, DNA polymerase.