TABLE 4.
Numbers of Trp+ and PCR+ cultures obtained from animal feces
| Animal | Site of collectiona | No. tested | No. positive
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| Trp | PCR | |||
| Cattle (Bos taurus) | H | 26 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) | T | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) | T | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tailed deer (Elaphurus davidianus) | T | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) | T | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) | T | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| African elephant (Loxodonta africanus) | T | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Oryx (Oryx beisa) | T | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Yaku-shika deer (Cervus nippon) | T | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris) | U | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 Animal speciesb | T | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 Animal speciesc | U | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Abbreviations: H, Hosono Holstein Farm; T, Tama zoo; U, Ueno zoo.
Species included were Asiatic elephant (Elephans maximus), Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), Japanese boar (Sus leucomystax), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), brown bear (Ursus arctos), Amur tiger (Panthera tigris), lion (Panthera leo), Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), ounce (Panthera uncia), red kangaroo (Macropus rufus), and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus).
Species included Asiatic elephant (Elephans maximus), brown bear (Ursus arctos), polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus), wolverine (Gulo gulo), lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), white-mantled black colobus (Colobus guereza), mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), llama (Lama glama), bison (Bison bison), Yaku-shika deer (Cervus nippon), Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard cat (Felis bengalensis), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), pigmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis), white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simus), Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), mountain zebra (Equus zebra), orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus), ostrich (Struthio camelus), emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus), uracoan rattle snake (Crotalus durissus), dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis), Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra), and green iguana (Iguana iguana).