TABLE 1.

Percentage of possum and nonpossum fecal DNA samples PCR positive for the possum marker

Host group	No. of samples	Sample source	No. (%) of PCR-positive samples
Bird	10	Wild, farm	0 (0)
Cat	13	Veterinary hospital	4 (31)
Cattle feces	4	Farms	0 (0)
Cattle wastewater	8	Abattoir	0 (0)
Deer	12	Sanctuary	2 (17)
Dog	13	Veterinary hospital and parks	0 (0)
Emu	14	Emu park	0 (0)
Goat	10	Veterinary hospital	0 (0)
Horse	19	Horse racecourse	0 (0)
Human feces	3	Human	0 (0)
Human wastewater	20	Wastewater treatment plants	0 (0)
Kangaroo	10	Sanctuary	0 (0)
Koala	12	Sanctuary	0 (0)
Pig wastewater	20	Abattoir	0 (0)
Possum	20	Wild	18 (90)
Sheep	14	Veterinary hospital	3 (21)
Waterfowl	8	Parks	1 (13)
Host sensitivity			0.90
Host specificity			0.95