TABLE 2.

Collection information and PCR results for pools of adult A. americanum ticks

Tick pool no.	No. of ticks in pool	State of origin	16S rRNA PCR resulta	VLPT PCR result	120-kDa gene PCR resultb
9	10	Missouri	+	+	+
20	12	North Carolina	+	+	+
25	2	Kentucky	+	+	+
85	10	North Carolina	+	+	+
95	10	North Carolina	+	+	+
97	10	North Carolina	+	+	+
130	10	North Carolina	+	+	+
13	4	Missouri	−	−	NDc
21	2	Missouri	−	−	ND
219	8	Missouri	−	−	ND

^aThe 16S rRNA gene PCR results for positive pools were taken from Anderson et al. (4). 

^bThe 120-kDa antigen gene PCR results were taken from Yu et al. (30). 

^cND, not done.