Table 8.
Chlamydiaceae | Chlamydiaceae species identification | ||||||||||
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detection method [# positive vs. # tested sample] |
detection method [# positive vs. # tested sample] |
species detected$ | |||||||||
flock # |
23 S RT PCR§ |
nested PCR |
positive vaginal swabs |
species-specific RT PCR |
sequencing CHOMP |
DNA microarray |
ps | pc | ab | m | |
13 | neg. | - | 0/11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | neg. | - | 0/11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
28 | 2/11 | 0/11 | 2/11 | 2/11 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | ab |
30 | neg. | - | 0/11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31 | neg. | - | 0/11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
36 | 1/11 | 0/11 | 1/11 | 1/11 | - | 1/11 | - | - | 1 | - | ab |
38 | 2/11 | - | 2/11 | 2/11 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | ab |
§0 = ct > 38; ab: $C. abortus; ps: C. psittaci; pc: C. pecorum; m: mixed infection;
- : not determined; neg.: negative;