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. 2018 Nov 16;13(11):e0207727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207727

Table 2. Performance of host-specific Bacteroidales genetic markers.

Parameter Percentage (no. of samples judged correctly/no. of tested samples)
Human-specific assays Ruminant-specific assays Pig-specific assays
gyrB BacHum HF183-TaqMan BacR BacCow Pig2Bac PF163-SYBR
Sensitivity 95
(19/20)
100
(20/20)
100
(20/20)
93
(14/15)
100
(15/15)
100
(17/17)
88
(15/17)
Specificity 73
(11/15)
67
(10/15)
0
(0/15)
95
(19/20)
40
(8/20)
66
(23/35)
9
(3/35)
Accuracy 86
(30/35)
86
(30/35)
57
(20/35)
94
(33/35)
66
(23/35)
77
(40/52)
35
(18/52)