Molecular and serological evidence for the circulation of the tick symbiont Midichloria (Rickettsiales: Midichloriaceae) in different mammalian species

Table 1 Animals screened for the presence of circulating Midichloria DNA

Mammalian host	Region or origin	Sample size	No. of positive (%)
Dog (Kp^a)	Sicilia	62	18 (29%)
Dog (K1^b)	Molise	4	1 (25%)
Dog (K3^b)	Campania	7	1 (14%)
Dog (K14^b)	Campania	13	0 (0%)
Horse (NI^c)	Lazio	46	5 (11%)
Sheep (NI^c)	Lombardia	11	1 (9%)
Cattle (NI^c)	Lombardia	13	0 (0%)
Cattle (I^d)	Lombardia	30	0 (0%)
Dog (control group)	Experimental animals^e	20	0 (0%)

^adogs from a kennel in the Pantelleria Island (Kp), Sicilia; ^bkennel code as indicated in Table 2; ^canimals from non-intensive (NI) breeding farms; ^danimals from an intensive (I) breeding farm; ^eanimals from a previous experimental study [14].

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