Table 2.
Prevalence of the Crane1 marker in animal fecal samples
| Animal | Species | Location of samples | No. of samples |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | SYBR green qPCR positive | |||
| Crane | Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) | Nebraska, Texasa | 96 | 66 |
| Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) | Wisconsinb | 11 | 1 | |
| Whooping crane (G. americana) | Texas | 11 | 7 | |
| Whooping crane (G. americana) | Wisconsinb | 27 | 0 | |
| Black-crowned crane (Balearica pavonina) | Wisconsinb | 1 | 0 | |
| Black-necked crane (G. nigricollis) | Wisconsinb | 5 | 1 | |
| Brolga crane (G. rubicunda) | Wisconsinb | 3 | 0 | |
| Eurasian crane (G. grus) | Wisconsinb | 1 | 1 | |
| Gray-crowned crane (B. regulorum) | Wisconsinb | 1 | 0 | |
| Hooded crane (G. monacha) | Wisconsinb | 4 | 2 | |
| Red-crowned crane (G. japonensis) | Wisconsinb | 4 | 0 | |
| Siberian crane (G. leucogeranus) | Wisconsinb | 10 | 1 | |
| Wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) | Wisconsinb | 1 | 0 | |
| White-naped crane (G. vipio) | Wisconsinb | 3 | 1 | |
| Noncrane species | Snow geese | Nebraska | 22 | 12 |
| Canada geese | Alaska | 25 | 0 | |
| Gull | California | 64 | 0 | |
| Gull | Alaska | 60 | 0 | |
| Duck | Puerto Rico | 16 | 0 | |
| Mallard ducks | Alaska | 6 | 0 | |
| Red Knot | Delaware | 17 | 2 | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Delaware | 5 | 1 | |
| Pelican | California | 10 | 0 | |
| Swan | Puerto Rico | 22 | 0 | |
| Guineafowl | Puerto Rico | 11 | 0 | |
| Pigeon | Puerto Rico | 11 | 0 | |
| Heron | Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | |
| Chicken | Puerto Rico | 98 | 10 | |
| Turkey | Puerto Rico | 5 | 0 | |
| Total noncrane species | 373 | 25 | ||
| Nonavian species | Cattle | Puerto Rico | 66 | 0 |
| Goat | Puerto Rico | 32 | 0 | |
| Monkey | Puerto Rico | 9 | 0 | |
| Fish | Puerto Rico | 13 | 0 | |
| Horse | Puerto Rico | 30 | 0 | |
| Pig | Puerto Rico | 30 | 0 | |
| Total nonavian species | 180 | 0 | ||
a
Fecal samples were collected during five sampling events within the study area (Nebraska) (15 March to 5 April 2010, and 21 March 2012) and one event in Texas (1 March 2012).
b
Samples collected from captive crane species.