Table 1 Summary of previous studies conducted on bonobo (Pan paniscus) according to the size and nature of the samples used.
From: Potential zoonotic pathogens hosted by endangered bonobos
Infectious agents | Tests | Size and nature of samples |
|---|---|---|
Viruses | ||
Human respiratory syncytial virus18 | PCR and sequence fragments | 8 carcasses of wild bonobos |
Simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV)19 | PCR and sequence fragments | 633 fecal samples from wild-living bonobos |
Herpesviridae20 | PCR and sequence fragments | 21 blood samples from captive bonobos |
Papillomavirus21 | Histopathology, immunohistochemistry, PCR and full genome sequence | Tissue samples from a lesion in the oral cavity of a captive bonobo |
Hepatitis E22 | Serological cross reactivity (ELISA) | 25 sera from captive bonobos |
Adenovirus23 | Virus isolation and full genome sequences | Number of fecal samples not specified of captive bonobos |
Adenovirus24 | PCR and sequence fragments | 84 fecal samples from semicaptive bonobos |
Encephalomyocarditis virus25 | Histopathology, immunohistochemistry and PCR and sequence fragments | 2 carcasses of semicaptive bonobos |
Cytomegalovirus26 | PCR and sequence fragments | 33 fecal samples from semicaptive bonobos |
Merkel cell polyomavirus27 | PCR and full genome sequences | 26 fecal samples from semicaptive bonobos |
Bacteria | ||
Streptococcus pneumoniae18 | PCR and sequence fragments | 8 carcasses of wild bonobos |
Shigella spp.28 | Macroscopy | 34 bonobos, articular surface |
Protozoa | ||
Plasmodium falciparum, P. malariae29 | PCR and sequence fragments | 42 bonobo blood samples from Lola Ya sanctuary |
Plasmodium (Laverania) lomamiensis30 | PCR and sequences fragments | 1556 fecal samples from wild bonobos |
Balantidium coli31 | Sheather's flotation and merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde sedimentation | 23 fecal samples from wild bonobos |
