Table 2.

Host specificity and distribution of MST markers used in this study

Source of fecal samples (total no. of samples)	% of tested fecal samples positive for marker (no. of samples tested against marker)
	Uni8F	Ccoc	Bac32F	HF183	CF128	PF163	CBR2-42	CP2-9	CP3-49
Cow (66)	100	86	77	0	64	0	0	NDa	ND
Goat (32)	100	100	100	0	0	100	0	0	0
Horse (28)	100	100	100	0	0	100	0	0	0
Swine (30)	100	100	100	0	42	100	0	0	0
Monkey (9)	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fish (13)	100	69	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pigeon (11)	82	91	50	0	0	0	ND	ND	0
Chicken (97)	100	90	80	0	7	0	37	16 (63)	14 (64)
Guinea fowl (11)	100	100	100	0	0	ND	18	0	0
Duck (16)	100	69	100	0	0	ND	38	0	6
Turkey (5)	100	80	100	0	100	ND	100	100	80
Swan (22)	100	54	100	0	0	ND	27	4.5	0
WWTP (16)	100	100	100	75	25	80 (5)	13	9 (11)	9 (11)

^aND, not determined.