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Table 3 Microsatellite typing of Besnoitia bennetti obtained from skin lesion of donkeys according to the number of repeat motifs in six microsatellite loci

From: First record of besnoitiosis caused by Besnoitia bennetti in donkeys from the UK

Besnoitia species

Country/Region

Microsatellite locus

Reference

Bt-5

Bt-6

Bt-7

Bt-9

Bt-20

Bt-21

 

B. besnoiti

Germany, Bavaria

10

12

8

10

8

13

[10]

B. tarandi

Canada, Quebec

11

12

9

11

11

23

[10]

B. bennetti

USA, Texas

12

13

8

8

8

6

[7]

 

USA, Michigan

12

13

8

8

8

6

[2, 4]

 

UK, England

12

13

9

8

8

6

Present study

  1. Note: The sample analyzed in the present study was compared to skin samples obtained from donkeys from the USA and controls (B. besnoiti, B. tarandi)
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