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Table 3 Species of Trichinella identified in wolverine (Gulo gulo) in the Yukon

From: High prevalence, intensity, and genetic diversity of Trichinella spp. in wolverine (Gulo gulo) from Yukon, Canada

Species diagnosis

By multiplex PCR

By PCR-RFLPa

Trichinella T6 only

199

NA

T. nativa only

22

4 (T. nativa only)

7 (T. chanchalensis only)

2 (T. chanchalensis and T. nativa)

1 (T. chanchalensis and Trichinella T6)

8 NA

Trichinella T6 and T. nativa

32

NA

T. spiralis

1

NA

Species not identified

8

NA

  1. NA isolates of Trichinella not tested by PCR-RFLP
  2. aOnly 14 of 22 T. nativa isolates (identified on multiplex PCR) were tested by PCR-RFLP [4]