Table 2. Cryptosporidium detection by IFT, SSU rRNA-PCR and SAM-1 LAMP assays in water samples collected from Ordu city center and Ordu province, Middle Black Sea.

Water type (total)	Investigation month	No. of positive/examined samples by IFT*	No. of positive/examined samples by SSU rRNA-PCR assay	No. of positive/examined samples by SAM-1 LAMP assay
Tap water (5)	October 2009	All water samples taken from different sources in Ordu city center were negative by all methods
Fountain water field from ground water (3)
River water (12)
Well water (unconfined) (2)
River water (7)		3/7 water from villages Akoluk (30), Kumanlar (20) and Orencik (15)	0/7	3/7 water from villages Akoluk, Kumanlar and Orencik
Tap water (2)		0/2	0/2	0/2
River water (4)		2/4 water from river Tabakhane (28) and Cevizdere (14)	0/4	2/4 water from river Tabakhane and Cevizdere
Tap water (1)		0/1	0/1	0/1
River water (6)		3/6 water from river Kavaklar (14), Sıcaksu (8) and Serefiye (30)	0/6	4/6 water from river Kavaklar, Sıcaksu, Serefiye and Bolaman
River water (2)	November 2009	1/2 water from river Catak (6)	0/2	1/2 water from river Catak
Tap water (1)		0/1	0/1	0/1
River water (6)		5/6 water from river Karakoyun (7), Kabatas (11), Aybastı (19), Batari (6) and Durali (Akcekese) (22)	0/6	5/6 water from river Karakoyun, Kabatas, Aybastı, Batari and village Durali (Akcekese)
Tap water (3)		0/3	0/3	0/3
River water (8)		2/8 water from river Büyükagız (9) and Belicesu (10)	0/8	2/8 water from river Büyükagız and Belicesu
Tap water (2)		0/2	0/2	0/2
River water (4)	December 2009	2/4 water from river Kerali (6) and Akpinar (Koykent-Mesudiye) (7)	0/4	2/4 water from river Kerali and Akpinar (Koykent-Mesudiye)
Tap water(2)		0/2	0/2	0/2
Total		18/70	0/70	19/70
(%)		(25.7%)	(0%)	(27.1%)

*Number of Cryptosporidium oocysts detected in 0.5 l examined volume.