Table 4.
Cryptosporidium species in water samples in Shanghai, China
| Sample(s) | Species (no. of positive PCR resultsa) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Filtration-based method | Flocculation-based method | |
| 29765 | C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29412 | C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29416 | C. baileyi (2) and C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29418 | C. suis (1) | |
| 29426 | C. andersoni (2) | |
| 29427 | C. suis (1) | |
| 29430 | C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29432 | C. andersoni (3) | |
| 29433, 29434 | C. andersoni (2) | C. suis (1) |
| 29436 | C. andersoni (3) and C. suis (1) | |
| 29437, 29438 | C. andersoni (2) and C. suis (1) | C. andersoni (4) |
| 29439 | C. suis (1) and C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29441 | C. hominis (1) | |
| 29443, 29444 | C. suis (2) | C. suis (1) and C. andersoni (1) |
| 29446 | C. andersoni (1) | |
| 29448 | C. andersoni (2) | |
| 29452 | C. meleagridis (2), C. andersoni (1), and C. baileyi (1) | |
| Total positive | 6 | 14 |
| Total species | C. andersoni (5), C. suis (5), and C. hominis (1) | C. andersoni (21), C. suis (4), C. baileyi (3), and C. meleagridis (2) |
a
Number of positive PCR results in five replicate analyses of each sample.