Microbial agents of the owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus).

A survey of the microbial flora in the owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) has led to the isolation of numerous bacterial, fungal, and viral agents. Some of the bacterial and fungal agents, particularly Dermatophilus, Pasteurella, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Candida are known pathogens. Viruses belonging to the herpesvirus, adenovirus, paramyxovirus, and papovavirus groups have been isolated from the owl monkey. Most of these viruses were recovered as latent agents from kidney cell cultures. Thus far, they have not been associated with clinical illness or specific lesions in the owl monkey and their infectivity for other animal hosts and for man is unknown.