Table 1.
Numbers of positive samples amplified with different PCR techniques by production system
| Production system | qPCR Chlamydia spp. +/total (%) |
PCR Chlamydia spp. +/total (%) |
qPCR C. psittaci +/total (%) |
PCR C. psittaci +/total (%) |
Unidentified species +/total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial (group 1) | 12/150 (8.0) | 2/12 (16.7) | 4/12 (33.3) | 2/4 (50.0) | 7/12 (58.3) |
| Backyard (group 2) | 32/112 (28.6) | 6/32 (18.7) | 16/32 (50.0) | 1/16 (6.2) | 11/32 (34.4) |
| Total | 44/262 (16.8) | 8/44 (18.2) | 20/44 (45.5) | 3/20 (15.0) | 18/44 (40.9) |