Table 1.
Comparative efficacy of bacterial culture, ELISA, conventional and qPCR of IS900gene in PB and MB sheep tissues
| Pathology | Bacterial culture | ELISA | IS900 PCR positive | qPCR positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multibacillary | 14/23 (60.9%)Aa | 19/19 (100%)Aa | 19/23 (82.6%)Aa | 23/23 (100%)Ab |
| Paucibacillary | 05/15 (33.3%)Bab | 2/8 (25%)Ba | 02/15 (13.3%)Bb | 15/15 (100%)Ac |
| Total sheep tested | 19/38 (50%)a | 21/27 (77.7%)a | 21/38 (55.2%)a | 38/38 (100%)b |
Values bearing different superscripts within a column (capital letter) and row (small letter) differ significantly at 5% level (P < 0.5).