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Table 4 General characteristics of the ITS1 sequences of Spirocerca spp. according to the geographical location

From: Phylogenetic analysis of Spirocerca lupi and Spirocerca vulpis reveal high genetic diversity and intra-individual variation

Geographical location

G+C content (%)

Mean ± SD

Length (bp)

Mean ± SD

S

h

Hd ± SD

π ± SD

S. lupi

 

 Israel (n = 73)a,b

30.24 ± 0.82

398 ± 6

27

22

0.874 ± 0.026

0.0074 ± 0.0006

 South Africaa,b (n = 34)

31.56 ± 0.96

387 ± 12

9

8

0.886 ± 0.014

0.0064 ± 0.0008

 India (n = 41)b

31.12 ± 1.02

380 ± 5

15

7

0.263 ± 0.049

0.0026 ± 0.0012

 Australia (n = 16)b

31.95 ± 0.35

379 ± 2

9

9

0.825 ± 0.036

0.0051 ± 0.0010

 Italy (n = 12)c

31.43 ± 0.70)

371 ± 2

5

6

0.758 ± 0.079

0.0050 ± 0.0014

 Hungary (n = 34)c

31.79 ± 0.51

357 ± 8

11

10

0.722 ± 0.016

0.0055 ± 0.0027

 Total (n = 210)

31.11 ± 1.05

383 ± 17

–

–

–

–

S. vulpis

 

 Spain (n = 20)d

31.33 ± 0.34

390 ± 3

5

6

0.445 ± 0.024

0.0022 ± 0.0020

 Italy (n = 11)d

31.21 ± 0.47

391 ± 4

3

3

0.345 ± 0.107

0.0024 ± 0.0013

 Bosnia and Herzegovina (n = 23)d

31.45 ± 0.30

390 ± 5

4

4

0.249 ± 0.020

0.0015 ± 0.0007

Total (n = 54)

31.36 ± 0.36

392 ± 4

–

–

–

–

  1. aContains one haplotype shared with Israeli and South African sequences
  2. bContains one haplotype shared by Israeli, South African, Indian and Australian sequences
  3. cContains one haplotype shared with Italian and Hungarian sequences
  4. dContains one haplotype shared with Spanish, Italian and Bosnian sequences
  5. Abbreviations: n, number of obtained sequences; S, segregating sites; h, number of haplotypes; Hd, haplotype diversity; π, nucleotide diversity; bp, base pairs; SD, standard deviation