TABLE 2.
Specificities of the individual probes in the POR assay for Bordetella spp.
| Species | No. of strains positive for probe (target species)
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|---|---|---|---|
| DFPORP1 (B. pertussis) | DFPORP2 (B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica) | DFPORP3 (B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica) | |
| B. pertussis (21)a | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| B. parapertussis (6) | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| B. bronchiseptica (3) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| B. avium (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. hinzii (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. holmesii (4)b | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Bordetella (30) (from reference 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a
Number of individual strains tested is given in parentheses.
b
Tested by the modified POR method in the Iowa laboratory.