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Table 1 Real-time PCR results for the 14 Leishmania infantum-positive Phlebotomus perniciosus individuals captured in the Barcelona underground sewer system

From: Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum in rats and sand flies in the urban sewers of Barcelona, Spain

P. perniciosus ID numbers

qPCR resultsa

Estimated n of parasites

Standard deviation

Ct

1

32.10

157.18

17.88

2

31.62

220.37

40.32

3

30.81

371.93

24.20

4

32.35

134.98

32.22

5

29.38

979.45

65.34

6

33.97

65.57

28.05

7

18.31

1,528,989.74

446,327.06

8

13.84

34,005,842.84

6,927,767.90

9

32.10

157.18

17.88

10

31.62

220.37

40.32

11

30.81

371.93

24.20

12

32.35

134.98

32.22

13

29.38

979.45

65.34

14

33.97

65.57

28.06

  1. Cut-off established for a positive result: Ct values < 36
  2. aValues are the mean of the three replicates of each sample