Table 1.

Diagnostic tests performed on piglet fecal samples

Agent	Test	References
Bacteria
Campylobacter spp.	Isolation	[4]
C. coli	Biochemical methods	[4]
C. perfringens	Isolation	[5]
C. perfringens	PCR α, β, ε e ι and cpb2 genes	[6, 7]
E. coli	Isolation	[8]
E. coli	PCR StaP, Stb e LT genes	[9]
Salmonella spp.	Isolation	[8]
Parasite
Nematodes	Flotation test	[10]
Protozoa	Flotation test	[3, 11]
Virus
Coronaviruses (PEDv and TGEv)	RT-PCR	[12]
Group A rotavirus	RT-nested-PCR	[13]