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Table 2 Percentage of canine blood samples found positive for a vector-borne bacteria using NGS and conventional PCR screening (n = 100 dogs)

From: Assessment of a metabarcoding approach for the characterisation of vector-borne bacteria in canines from Bangkok, Thailand

Pathogen

NGS % Positive

cPCR % Positive

Ehrlichia canis

40

38

Mycoplasma spp.

39

40

Anaplasma platys

25

12

Bartonella spp.

1

1

Rickettsia spp.

0

15

E. canis + Mycoplasma spp.

9

12

E. canis + A. platys

7

5

Mycoplasma spp. + A. platys

5

1

Mycoplasma spp. + Bartonella spp.

1

1

E. canis + Rickettsia spp.

0

2

A. platys + Rickettsia spp.

0

1

Rickettsia spp. + Mycoplasma spp.

0

4

E. canis + A. platys + Mycoplasma spp.

5

2

E. canis + Rickettsia spp. + Mycoplasma spp.

0

2

Total infected dogs

75

74

Total co-infected dogs

27

30