Table 1B. Number of marmosets found to be positive for pathogens during the screening process for the formation of the SPF colony, during the barrier maintenance screening, and from the conventional colony as comparison.
Sex | Number | Giardia | Cryptosporidium | Clostridium perfringens | |
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Initial Screen | Female | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Male | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Barrier | Female | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Maintenance | Male | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Conventional | Female | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Comparison | Male | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |