TABLE 2.
Results of fecal sampling
| Sample (date)a | Location | Sample identification | Source | Nested PCR | NdeI digestb | Sequence resultsc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/26/00 | Farm SF | Adult cattle | − | |||
| 6/26/00 | Farm JF | Cow | Adult cattle | + | 5/− | 2/C. baileyi |
| Calves | − | |||||
| Manure | Manure pit | + | 11/− | 3/C. muris | ||
| 8/21/00 | Wachusett Reservoir | Geese | − | |||
| Deer (old)d | − | |||||
| Deer | Deer (fresh) | + | 3/− | 3/C. parvum | ||
| Geese and cormorante | − | |||||
| Cormorant | Cormorant | + | 9/− | 3/C. baileyi |
See Table 1, footnote a.
5/−, five nested PCR clones did not digest with NdeI.
2/C. baileyi, the nucleotide sequences of two nested-PCR clones were most closely related to those of C. baileyi.
Dessicated deer feces.
That is, a mixture of geese and cormorant feces.