Detection of Cyclospora in captive chimpanzees and macaques by a quantitative PCR-based mutation scanning approach

Table 1 Number and species of investigated non-human primates and samples test-positive for Cyclospora by both q PCR and SSCP analysis

Collection sites	Animal number	Species	Common name	Sex ^a)	*Cyclospora*		No. of oocysts ^b)
Collection sites	Animal number	Species	Common name	Sex ^a)	q PCR	SSCP	No. of oocysts ^b)
WARC	1	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	f	+	+	498
	2	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	m	-	-	0
	3	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	m	+	+	420
	4-6	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	m	-	-	0
	7	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	f	+	+	482
	8-12	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	f	-	-	0
	13-15	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	f	-	-	0
	16-18	Macaca sylvanus	Barbary macaque	m	-	-	0
	19	Chlorocebus aethiops	Green monkey	m	-	-	0
	20	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f	-	-	0
	21	Erythrocebus patas	Patas monkey	m	-	-	0
	22	Cercopithecus cephus	Moustached monkey	m	-	-	0
EPRC	1	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f	+	+	314
	2	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f	+	+	470
	3	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f	+	+	439
	4	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f	+	+	89
	5-55	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	f, m	-	-	0
	56	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	+	+	285
	57	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	+	+	196
	58	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	+	+	162
	59	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	+	+	232
	60	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	+	+	80
	61-97	Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	m	-	-	0

WARC: Wildlife Animal Rescue Center; EPRC: Experimental Primate Research Center.
^a)f = female; m = male.
^b)Per gram of feaces.

ISSN: 1756-3305