Table 2.
qPCR based genome estimates of S. scabiei, P. ovis and D. pteronyssius
| Species | Sex | Gene | n | C (mean, ± SD, pg) | Genome size (mean, ± SD, Mbp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.scabiei | Female | Actin | 2 | 0.095 (± 0.042) | 93 (± 41) |
| EF1a | 3 | 0.091 (± 0.005) | 89 (± 14) | ||
| Mixed | Actin | 1 | 0.107 | 105 | |
| EF1a | 2 | 0.101 (± 0.014) | 98 (± 14) | ||
| Average | 0.099 (± 0.007) | 96 (± 7) | |||
| P. ovis | Female | Actin | 2 | 0.089 (± 0.001) | 87 ± (0.5) |
| EF1a | 3 | 0.086 (± 0.008) | 84 (± 8) | ||
| Average | 0.088 (± 0.002) | 86 (± 2) | |||
| D. pteronyssinus | Female | EF1a | 2 | 0.155 (± 0.0004) | 151 (± 0.4) |
| Male | EF1a | 2 | 0.223 (± 0.004) | 218 (± 4) | |
| P. pastoris | EF3 | 2 | 0.009 (0.0004) | 8.37 (± 0.4) | |
| Actin | 2 | 0.009 (± 0.001) | 9.05 (± 0.6) | ||
| Average | 0.009 | 8.71 (± 0.5) | |||