Table 1.
Extraction kits utilized for each product
| Species | Product | Extraction kit | Ent PCR | vanA | vanB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine | 1 | d | + | – | – |
| 2 | c | + | – | – | |
| 3 | d | + | – | – | |
| 4 | e | + | – | – | |
| 5 | a | + | – | – | |
| 6 | a | + | – | – | |
| 7 | e | + | – | – | |
| Camelid | 8 | b | – | – | – |
| Canine | 9 | b | + | – | – |
| 10 | a | + | – | – | |
| 11 | b | + | – | – | |
| 12 | a | + | – | – | |
| 13 | d | + | – | – | |
| 14 | c | + | + | – | |
| 15 | a | + | – | – | |
| 16 | a | + | – | – | |
| 17 | a | + | – | – | |
| Caprine | 18 | d | + | + | – |
| Equine | 19 | d | + | – | – |
| 20 | d | + | – | – | |
| 21 | d | + | – | – | |
| 22 | c | – | – | – | |
| 23 | d | – | – | – | |
| 24 | d | + | – | – | |
| 25 | d | + | – | – | |
| 26 | d | + | – | – | |
| 27 | d | + | – | – | |
| 28 | e | + | – | – | |
| 29 | d | + | – | – | |
| 30 | e | + | – | – | |
| 31 | c | – | – | – | |
| Multiple* | 32 | c | + | – | – |
| Feline | 33 | d | + | – | – |
| 34 | a | + | – | – | |
| 35 | d | + | – | – | |
| 36 | a | + | – | – | |
| 37 | a | + | – | – | |
| 38 | b | + | – | – | |
| 39 | b | + | – | – | |
| 40 | a | + | – | – |
Letters under the extraction kit column signify the QIAGEN ® (Valencia, CA USA) extraction kit utilized: (a) DNeasy PowerFood Microbial Kit, (b) DNeasy PowerSoil Kit, (c) DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit, (d) QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit, (e) DNeasy PowerMax Soil Kit. PCR’s marked as + were identified in that product PCR and for vanA and vanB the PCR product was confirmed to match the gene of interest by sequencing. Ent is indicative of Enterococcus spp.
*Product marketed for use in multiple animal species including horses, pigs, poultry and ruminants