Table 4 Wolbachia-positive dogs divided according to Ct value of endosymbiont DNA and Leishmania infantum positivity to different tests
From: Interaction between Wolbachia pipientis and Leishmania infantum in heartworm infected dogs
Group | n dogs Pos (%) | qPCR Wolbachia | IFAT L. infantum | qPCR L. infantum | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n dogs Pos (%) | |||||||||
1:80 | 1:160 | 1:320 | 1:640 | 1:1280 | 1:2560 | n dogs Pos (%) | |||
G1 | 15 (40.5)a,c | 25 ≤ Ct < 30 | 10 (66.7) | (1 (6.7) | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 0)a | 3 (20)c |
13 (35.1)b,d | 30 ≤ Ct < 34 | 5 (38.5)b | 2 (15.4) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (15.4) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 3 (23.1)d | |
9 (24.3) | 34 ≤ Ct < 35 | 5 (55.5) | 3 (33.4) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 20 (54.1) | 6 (16.2) | 5 (13.5) | 3 (8.1) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (2.7) | 6 (16.2) | |