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. 2021 Apr 23;13(5):739. doi: 10.3390/v13050739

Table 2.

Overview of animal papillomaviruses described in at least two different host species.

PV Type. PV Genus Sample Origin Detection Method Host A Host B Percent Identity of the
L1 Gene
Study
BPV1 Delta-PV Sarcoid tumors PCR, Sequencing Bos taurus
(cow)
Equus asinus
(common donkey)
96–98% [40]
Skin swabs PCR, Sequencing Equus caballus
(horse)
* [41]
Neoplastic sarcoid tissue PCR, Sequencing Tapirus bairdii
(tapir)
99%
(E5 identity reported)
[42]
Cutaneous and vulvar
fibropapilloma
PCR, Sequencing Bubalus bubalis
(water buffalo)
largely homologous
(LCR identity reported)
[25]
Lesions PCR, Sequencing Giraffa camelopardalis (giraffe),
Hippotragus niger (sable antelope)
97%
(E2 and E5 identity reported)
[43]
Neoplastic tissue PCR, Sequencing Equus burchellii
(plains zebra)
98%
(244-bp E5 identity reported)
[44]
Proliferative lesions PCR, Sequencing Rupicapra rupicapra (chamois),
Capra ibex (Alpine ibex)
99.2–99.9% [45]
BPV2 Delta-PV Bladder sections PCR, Sequencing Bos taurus
(cow)
Bubalus bubalis
(water buffalo)
100% [46]
Skin swabs PCR, Sequencing Equus caballus
(horse)
* [41]
Skin from coronary band and
labial mucosa
PCR, Sequencing Cervus elaphus (red deer),
Rupicapra rupicapra (chamois),
Capreolus capreolus (roe deer),
Ovis gmelini (mouflon)
99–100%
(E5 identity reported)
[22]
Proliferative lesions PCR, Sequencing Rupicapra rupicapra
(chamois)
100% [45]
BPV8
(BAPV2)
Delta-PV Papillomatous lesions PCR, Sequencing Bos taurus
(cow)
Bison bonasus
(European bison)
100% [47]
BPV13 Delta-PV Sarcoid lesions PCR, Sequencing Bos taurus
(cow)
Equus caballus
(horse)
99–100% [21]
BPV14 Delta-PV Feline sarcoid lesions PCR, Sequencing Bos taurus
(cow)
Felis catus
(cat)
100% [48]
OaPV2 Delta-PV Oral sarcoid-like mass PCR, Sequencing Ovis aries
(sheep)
Sus domesticus
(domestic pig)
99.6–99.7% [49]
MmPV1 (RhPV1) Alpha-PV Exfoliated cervical cytology
samples
PCR, Sequencing Macaca mulatta
(rhesus macaque)
Macaca fascicularis
(long-tailed macaque)
97.1–97.7% [24]
MfPV3
(RhPVd)
Delta-PV Macaca fascicularis
(long-tailed macaque)
Macaca mulatta
(rhesus macaque)
93.9%
MfPV8
(RhPVa)
Delta-PV Macaca fascicularis
(long-tailed macaque)
Macaca mulatta
(rhesus macaque)
94.6%
MfPV11 (RhPVb) Delta-PV Macaca fascicularis
(long-tailed macaque)
Macaca mulatta
(rhesus macaque)
93.2%
PpPV1 Delta-PV PCR, Sequencing Pan paniscus
(pygmy chimpanzee)
Pan troglodytes
(common chimpanzee)
93.2% [50]
PsuPV1 Pi-PV Oropharyngeal and
anogenital swabs
PCR, Sequencing Phodopus sungorus
(Siberian hamster)
Phodopus roborovskii
(Roborovski hamster)
99.9% Current study
AplaPV1 (DuPV3) Unclassified Oropharyngeal and
cloacal swabs
PCR, Sequencing Anas platyrhynchos
(mallard)
Anas rubripes
(American black duck)
95.8% [23]
LsmiPV1 (GuPV2) Unclassified Larus smithsonianus
(American herring gull)
Larus marinus
(great black-backed gull)
98.2%
EsPV2 (EserPV2) Dyoomega-PV Oropharyngeal, anogenital
swabs and hair bulbs
PCR, Sequencing Eptesicus serotinus
(serotine bat)
Eptesicus isabellinus
(meridional serotine)
** [19]
EsPV3 (EserPV3) Dyopsi-PV Eptesicus serotinus
(serotine bat)
Eptesicus isabellinus
(meridional serotine)
**

Host A refers to the animal host in which the PV was first described and Host B to all hosts with subsequent identifications of the same PV type. * Different identities within the same host reported. ** No identity reported. PV: papillomavirus; BPV: bovine papillomavirus; OaPV: Ovis aries papillomavirus; MmPV: Macaca mulata papillomavirus; RhPV: Rhesus papillomavirus; MfPV: Macaca fascicularis papillomavirus; PpPV: Pan paniscus papillomavirus; PsuPV: Phodopus sungorus papillomavirus; AplaPV: Anas platyrhynchos papillomavirus; DuPV: Duck papillomavirus; LsmiPV1: Larus smithsonianus papillomavirus; GuPV: Gull papillomavirus; EsPV/EserPV: Eptesicus serotinus papillomavirus.