From: New potential Plasmodium brasilianum hosts: tamarin and marmoset monkeys (family Callitrichidae)
Species | Number of specimens | Positive results by nested PCR | |
---|---|---|---|
Number | Percentage | ||
Genus Callithrix | |||
 C. geoffroyi | 5 | 1 | 20% |
 C. jacchus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hybrid | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Total (genus) | 10 | 1 | 10% |
Genus Leontopithecus | |||
 L. chrysomelas | 73 | 2 | 2.7% |
 L. chrysopygus | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 L. rosalia | 7 | 1 | 14% |
 Total (genus) | 84 | 3 | 3.6% |
Genus Mico | |||
 M. humeralifer | 4 | 1 | 25% |
 M. mauesi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Total (genus) | 5 | 1 | 20% |
Genus Saguinus | |||
 S. bicolor | 8 | 0 | 0 |
 S. martinsi martinsi | 1 | 1 | 100% |
 S. midas | 9 | 0 | 0 |
 S. niger | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 S. martinsi ochraceous | 1 | 1 | 100% |
 Hybrid | 1 | 1 | 100% |
 Total (genus) | 23 | 3 | 13% |
Total (family) | 122 | 8 | 6.6% |