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Table 2 Summary of results of PCR-positive individuals/samples with ITS2 sequences exploitable for phylogenetic analyses

From: Soil-transmitted helminth infections in free-ranging non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon

Locality

NHP species

na

PCR-positive for Necator spp.

ITS2 phylogeny Necator spp.

PCR-positive for Oesophag.sp.

ITS2 phylogeny Oesophagostomum. spp.

PCR-positive for Trichuris spp.

ITS2 phylogeny Trichuris spp.

Djoum (CAM)

Mandrill

12

0

–

8

3

0

–

Red-capped mangabey

7

0

–

3

2

0

–

Greater spot-nosed monkey

1

0

–

0

–

0

–

Somalomo (CAM)

Chimpanzee

23

20 (87.0%)

9

22 (95.7%)

17

0

–

Gorilla

38

24 (63.2%)

1

38 (100%)

26

0

–

Red-capped mangabey

2

2

0

2

1

0

-

Greater spot-nosed monkey

2

1

0

2b

2b

1

1

Mambélé (CAM)

Chimpanzee

59

17 (28.8%)

10

34 (+ 1b) (57.6%)

22 (+ 1b)

2 (3.4%)

1

Gorilla

12

2 (16.7%)

1

8 (66.7%)

8

1 (3.7%)

1

Agile mangabey

3

1

1

2

2

0

–

Greater spot-nosed monkey

1

0

-

1b

1b

0

–

Lobéké NP (CAM)

Gorilla

15

9 (60.0%)

2

5 (33.3%)

1

0

-

Matakamangoye (GAB)

Chimpanzee

140

63 (45.0%)

50

101 (72.1%)

90

Total

 

315

139(44.1%)

75

223 (+ 4b) (70.8%)

172 (+ 4b)

4 (1.3%)

3

  1. CAM Cameroon, GAB Gabon, NHP non-human primates, NP National Park
  2. an represents the number of individuals tested (chimpanzee, gorilla) or of samples tested (all other NHP species)
  3. bSequences of Ternidens deminutus not used in the phylogenetic tree