Table 1.
Molecular characterization results obtained at three loci for each quenda sample positive for Giardia spp. via immunofluorescence microscopy or PCR and sequencing (n = 111).
| Number of Giardia spp. positive quenda samples successfully amplified and sequenced at tested loci: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sample source (n) | 18S rRNA | ITS1-5.8s-ITS2 | gdh |
| trapped, IMFa + ve quenda (n = 99) | 54 | 42 | 2 |
| trapped, IMFa –ve quenda (n = 1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| quenda carcasses (n = 11) | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| Total no. successfully characterised at locus/ total Giardia spp. positives |
64/111 (57.7%) |
50/111 (45.0%) |
2/111 (1.8%) |
a
IMF = immunofluorescence microscopy.