Biome/locality | Samples | Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopy-positive N (%) | PCR-positive* N (%) | Microscopy-positive + PCR-positive N (%) | Microscopy-negative + PCR-positive N (%) | Entamoeba spp. sequences obtained** N (%) | ||
Amazon | ||||||
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro (AM) | 392 | 160/392 (40.8) | 38/98 (38.7) | 16/38 (42.1) | 22/38 (57.9) | 23/38 (60.5) |
Bagre (PA) | 362 | 65/362 (17.9) | 36/59 (61) | 30/36 (83.3) | 6/36 (16.7) | 27/36 (75) |
Caatinga and Cerrado | ||||||
Teresina (PI) | 298 | 59/298 (19.7) | 14/26 (53.8) | 10/14 (71.4) | 4/14 (28.6) | 4/14 (28.5) |
São João do Piauí (PI) | 131 | 31/131(23.6) | 16/33 (48.4) | 13/16 (81.3) | 3/16 (18.7) | 4/16 (25) |
Atlantic Forest | ||||||
Cachoeiras de Macacu (RJ) | 545 | 72/545 (13.2) | 14/37 (37.8) | 8/14 (57.1) | 6/14 (42.9) | 2/14 (14.2) |
Total | 1728 | 387/1728 (22.3) | 118/253 (46.6) | 77/118 (65.3) | 41/118 (34.7) | 60/118 (50.8) |