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Table 2 Trichinella spp. species identified by multiplex PCR (rrnl-EVS rt-PCR) technique

From: Diversity of Trichinella species in carnivores from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hosts

npos

Samples PCR1

Ct range

Determined

Trichinella spp. 2

Felidae

Wildcat (Felis silvestris)

12

18.2–34.3

T. britovi (11)

T. pseudospiralis (1)

19.7

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)

1

18.3

T. britovi (1)

Canidae

Grey wolf (Canis lupus)

14

17.3–25.8

T. britovi (14)

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

73

17.9–34.2

T. britovi (73)

Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

3

20.4–24.6

T. britovi (3)

Ursidae

Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

15

19.7–29.4

T. britovi (15)

Mustelidae

Pine marten (Martes martes)

8

19.3–29.7

T. britovi (7)

26.4

T. spiralis (1)

Badger (Meles meles)

2

18.7–23.2

T. britovi

  1. npos – number of animals infected with larvae of Trichinella spp.; 1- Positive controls (PCR – Ct range): T. spiralis (Ts) 14.5; T. pseudospiralis (Tps) 14.7; T. britovi (Tb) 16.0; T. nativa (Tb) 16.3; 2- the number of animals in which a given species of Trichinella was identified.