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Table 2 Dogs screened for the presence of anti- Midichloria antibodies

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

Kennel code or group

County or origin

No. of dogs

Positivitya

OD average ± SD (OD min-OD max)

K1

Campobasso

15

86.6

0.46 ± 0.2 (0.22-0.8)

K2

Salerno

16

31.25

0.25 ± 0.07 (0.18-0.36)

K3

Avellino

19

73.68

0.33 ± 0.1 (0.2-0.53)

K4

Avellino

9

22.2

0.27 ± 0.16 (0.17-0.6)

K5

Avellino

9

55.5

0.27 ± 0.09 (0.19-0.48)

K6

Avellino

13

61.53

0.27 ± 0.08 (0.15-0.42)

K7

Napoli

12

8.3

0.14 ± 0.08 (0.1-0.32)

K8

Caserta

13

23

0.14 ± 0.12 (0.07-0.38)

K9

Avellino

15

20

0.20 ± 0.09 (0.09-0.39)

K10

Caserta

19

5.26

0.14 ± 0.06 (0.09-0.35)

K11

Napoli

16

12.5

0.16 ± 0.05 (0.08-0.27)

K12

Avellino

12

8.3

0.16 ± 0.08 (0.1-0.4)

K13

Napoli

16

0

0.12 ± 0.03 (0.09-0.17)

K14

Avellino

13

0

0.15 ± 0.04 (0.1-0.24)

K15

Salerno

16

0

0.13 ± 0.2 (0.05-0.1)

K16

Napoli

5

0

0.12 ± 0.06 (0.08-0.22)

Control

Exp. animals b

20

5

0.13 ± 0.05 (0.07-0.28)

  1. apercentage of positive animals, based on the cut-off determined on the basis of the results from control dogs (see Methods); banimals from a previous experimental study [14].