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Specificity of the cat and dog mtDNA markers in samples from varying fecal origin.
| Source | Percentage of positive samples with targeted assays (no. positive samples/total no. of tested samples) | |
| Fecal matter | CatMito | DogMito |
| Cat | 100% (15/15) | 0% (0/15) |
| Dog | 0% (0/15) | 100% (15/15) |
| Human | 0% (0/15) | 0% (0/15) |
| Cow | 0% (0/10) | 0% (0/10) |
| Pig | 0% (0/9) | 0% (0/9) |
| Poultry | 0% (0/7) | 0% (0/7) |
| Pigeon | 0% (0/12) | 0% (0/12) |
| Gulls | 0% (0/10) | 0% (0/10) |
| Rats | 0% (0/9) | 0% (0/9) |
| Raw Wastewater | 0% (0/20) | 5% (1/20) |
