Molecular Detection and Genetic Diversity of Cytomegaloviruses and Lymphocryptoviruses in Free-Roaming and Captive African Green Monkeys ().

To date, limited information is available on cytomegalovirus (CMV) and lymphocryptovirus (LCV) from monkeys. We report here high detection rates of herpesviruses in free-roaming African green monkeys (AGMs, ) (26.4%, 23/87) and in captive AGMs (75%, 3/4) with respiratory disease on the Caribbean Island of St.

Detection and Molecular Characterization of Adenoviruses in Captive and Free-Roaming African Green Monkeys (): Evidence for Possible Recombination and Cross-Species Transmission.

In the present study, 31 samples (12 fecal, 9 nasal and 10 rectal swabs) from 28/92 (30.43%, 10 captive and 18 free-roaming African green monkeys (AGMs, )) apparently healthy AGMs in the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts tested positive for adenoviruses (AdVs) by DNA-dependent DNA polymerase ()-, or hexon-based screening PCR assays.

First Report on Detection and Complete Genomic Analysis of a Novel CRESS DNA Virus from Sea Turtles.

To date, only a handful of viruses have been identified in sea turtles. Although eukaryotic circular Rep (replication initiation protein)-encoding single-stranded DNA (CRESS DNA) viruses have been reported from a wide variety of terrestrial species, and some of these viruses have been associated with clinical conditions in certain animals, limited information is available on CRESS DNA viruses from marine life. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of CRESS DNA viruses in sea turtles.