Table 3.
Summarized table of the amplifications associated with each molecular marker selected. Represented with “✓” are the samples that, when amplified by the marker, presented a band in the region of interest, and represented with “✗” are those that did not present bands in that region. ND—not determined for the primers. The symbol “⚠” indicates that there was evidence of cross-reactivity when the marker was tested for a given fecal sample.
| Target | Primers’ Names | Humans | Domestic Animals | Livestock | Birds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat | Dog | Donkey | Horse | Cow | Goat | Sheep | Pig | Canaries | Seagull | Chicken | Duck | Turkey | |||
| Humans | HF183F BacR287 |
✓ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dogs | DF113F DF472R |
✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ND | ✗ | ND | ND |
| Seagulls | Gull-2F Gull-2R |
✗ | ND | ✗ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Ruminants | RUM_CF128F RUM_Bac708R |
✗ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ⚠ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ND | ND | ✗ | ND | ND |
| Cows | CowM3F CowM3R |
✗ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ND | ND | ND | ✗ | ND |
| Pigs | Bac41F Bac163R |
✗ | ND | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ND | ND | ✗ | ND | ND |