Discovery of herpesviruses in multi-infected primates using locked nucleic acids (LNA) and a bigenic PCR approach

Table 1 Origin of samples

Primate species		Freeranging	Individuals	Organ	Origin
					Country	Location
Pan troglodytes verus	Chimpanzee	+	3	Spleen, muscle	Côte d'Ivoire	Taï National Park
Papio hamadryas	Hamadryas baboon	-	5	Lung, spleen, liver, lymph node, heart	Germany	German Primate Center
Macaca fascicularis	Cynomolgus monkey	-	4	Blood, spleen, oesophagus	Germany	German Primate Center
Colobus guereza	Black-and-white colobus	-	4	Blood, liver, oral mucosa	Germany	Zoological Gardens, Berlin

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