Cytomegaloviruses in a Community of Wild Nonhuman Primates in Tai National Park, Cote D'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are known to infect many mammals, including a number of nonhuman primates (NHPs). However, most data available arose from studies led on captive individuals and little is known about CMV diversity in wild NHPs. Here, we analyzed a community of wild nonhuman primates (seven species) in Taï National Park (TNP), Côte d'Ivoire, with two PCR systems targeting betaherpesviruses. CMV DNA was detected in 17/87 primates (4/7 species). Six novel CMVs were identified in sooty mangabeys, Campbell's monkeys and Diana monkeys, respectively. In 3/17 positive individuals (from three NHP species), different CMVs were co-detected. A major part of the glycoprotein B coding sequences of the novel viruses was amplified and sequenced, and phylogenetic analyses were performed that includ

SUBMITTER: Anoh AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5795424 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature