Table 2.
Genotypes (Assemblages) of Giardia duodenalis in dairy calves from 10 farms on Prince Edward Island, Canada
| Assemblages isolated from PCR positive samples
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm | Number samples analyzed by PCR | Number positive in PCR | A | E | A & E mixed |
| 1 | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 14 | 6 (43%) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 (100%) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 13 | 8 (62%) | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 4 (57%) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | 5 (50%) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 7 (54%) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 (75%) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 41 (54%) | 0 (0%) | 36 (88%) | 5 (12%) |
PCR — polymerase chain reaction.