Table 3 Molecular identification of Trypanosoma species with the ITS1 gene
From: Parasites and blood-meal hosts of the tsetse fly in Tanzania: a metagenomics study
No. | Sample ID | Identification of Trypanosoma sp. (accession, similarity %) | Host | Region | Sex of the tsetse fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M10 | –* | Human African buffalo | Maswa Game Reserve | Female |
2 | M21 | Trypanosoma simiae (JN673382, 100%) | Human African elephant | Maswa Game Reserve | Female |
3 | M60 | PCR failed | Human Common warthog Mouse | Maswa Game Reserve | Male |
4 | S17 | Trypanosoma godfreyi (JN673383, 95.3%) | NGS failed | Serengeti National Park | Female |
5 | S55 | Trypanosoma godfreyi (MK131836, 99.4%) | African buffalo | Serengeti National Park | Male |
6 | T73 | PCR failed | Human Mouse | Tarangire National Park | Male |