Wonderly DE, Chan PJ, Cseh S, Jacobson JD, Bailey L. Analysis of papillomavirus consensus L1 gene in a closed colony of baboons (Papio anubis).
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;
182:1016-7. [PMID:
10819813 DOI:
10.1067/mob.2000.105412]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to analyze cervical specimens and semen from a closed colony of baboons for the presence of the papillomavirus consensus L1 gene.
STUDY DESIGN
Cervical swabs were collected from lightly anesthetized female baboons. Semen was collected from a male baboon by standard electroejaculation techniques. Deoxyribonucleic acid was extracted from the cells by two different methods and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction targeting the L1 consensus gene common for >25 genital papillomaviruses.
RESULTS
Analyses of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified products did not reveal bands for the papillomavirus in either the cervical specimens or the semen.
CONCLUSIONS
The hypothesis of a linkage between primates with papillomavirus as a common factor is not supported by the results of this study. This information is also important in assisting clinicians in setting up specific pathogen-free colonies of baboons.
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