Sarcocystis-infection of cattle in Hungary

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Results of molecular analyses according to the species/breed of tested bovids

Data of animals			Results of molecular analyses
Data of animals			Number (percentage) of PCR positives	Identified with sequencing in … samples
Species	Breed	Number tested	Number (percentage) of PCR positives	*S. cruzi*	*S. hominis*	“ *S. sinensis* ”
Cattle	Hungarian grey	68	49 (72%)^a	6^a	6	4
	Hungarian pied	56	33 (59%)^a	10^a,b	1	2
	aurochs-like	17	12 (71%)^a	7^b	0	0
	Holstein	7	4 (57%)^a	0	0	0
	Limousin	2	1*	0	0	0
	Charolais	1	1*	0	0	0
Buffalo	-	15	0^b	0	0	0

Sarcocystis spp. were identified by sequencing the product of the screening PCR (with primers COC-1, COC-2). All sequences showed 100% homology to corresponding sequences in the GenBank. Numbers in the same column with different superscript letters have statistically significant difference.
*Percentage not shown because of low sample number.

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