Table 3. Comparison of conventional PCR and DNA strip for detection of Sarcocyctis spp., Toxoplasma gondii and STEC in Japanese sika deer.
| Sample No. |
Sex | Sarcocystis spp. | Toxoplasma gondii | STEC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional PCR | DNA strip | ELISA | Conventional PCR | DNA strip | ||
| 1 | M | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 2 | F | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 3 | M | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 4 | M | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 5 | F | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 6 | M | - | + | NT | - | - |
| 7 | M | - | - | NT | - | - |
| 8 | F | + | + | NT | - | - |
| 9 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 10 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 11 | F | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | M | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 14 | F | + | + | NT | - | - |
| 15 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 16 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 17 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 18 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 19 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 20 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 21 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 22 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 23 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 24 | M | - | + | - | - | - |
| 25 | M | - | + | - | - | - |
| 26 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 27 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 28 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 29 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 30 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 31 | F | - | + | - | - | - |
| 32 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 33 | F | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 35 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 36 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 37 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 38 | F | + | + | - | - | - |
| 39 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 40 | F | - | + | - | - | - |
| 41 | unknown | + | + | - | - | - |
| 42 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 43 | F | - | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | M | + | + | - | - | - |
| 45 | unknown | + | + | - | - | - |
| 46 | unknown | + | + | NT | - | - |
| 47 | unknown | + | + | NT | - | - |
| Total number of positive sample | 32 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
NT, not tested; +, positive; -, negative.