Table 3. Vector-Borne pathogens and oral-fecal pathogens detected in reptiles by blood smear or molecular identification.
| Species of reptile (infected/total) | Vector-Borne pathogen | Oral-fecal pathogen | |||||
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| Gametocytes present in blood smears | cPCR (16S rRNA) | cPCR (18S rRNA) | cPCR (gltA) | dqPCR (ITS1) | cPCR (cox1) | nPCR (18S rRNA) | |
| Chamaeleo chamaeleon (4/30) | (1) KC696565 Hepatozoon sp. (99.8%) | (1) MK923743 Rickettsia asembonensis (100%) | (1) Leishmania tarentolae (ct 35.31) | (1) CP054157 Proteus vulgaris (92%) | |||
| Eumeces algeriensis (0/1) | |||||||
| Blanus mettetali (1/5) | (1) MH912997 Cryptosporidium sp. apodemus genotype I (92%) | ||||||
| Testudo graeca (6/14) | (1) HQ317434 Enterobius vermicularis (89%) (1) MH427272 Syphacia obvelata (86%) (2) KJ939328 Trypanoxyuris atelis (83%) (2) KU285486 Trypanoxyuris multilabiatus (83%) |
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| Bitis arietans (18/20) | (10/20) | (1) EU780455 Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii (100%) | (1) KC696565 Hepatozoon sp. (99.8%) | (4) AP019563 Rickettsia asiatica (97.7%) | (1) KY498478 Neurospora crassa (91.1%) | (1) CP032295 Morganella morganii (98.5%) | |
| Hemorrhois hippocrepis (1/1) | (1/1) | (1) MK041546 Anaplasma sp. 98.79% | |||||
| Malpolon insignitus (3/9) | (1/9) | (1) KR780799 Penetrocephalus ganapattii (83%) (1) KY498478 Neurospora crassa (92%) |
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| Malpolon monspessulanus (23/28) | (13/28) | (1) MW790941 Anaplasma sp. (99.69%) (2) MT126499 Anaplasma phagocytophilum (99.7%) |
(1) KC696565 Hepatozoon sp. (99.8%) | (1) Leishmania tarentolae (ct 34.56) | (1) MH463505 Mesocestoides sp. (83%) (1) MH427272 Syphacia obvelata (84%) (2) KJ939328 Trypanoxyuris atelis (83%) |
(1) CP064828 Morganella morganii (98.5%) | |
| Naja haje (3/10) | (1/10) | (1) MK394156 Diutina catenulate (99.8%) (1) CP050335; Pseudomonas aeruginosa (99.5%) |
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| Total (59/118) | (26/118) | (5/118) | (3/118) | (5/118) | (2/118) | (14/118) | (5/118) |