Reassessing Stephanofilaria stilesi dermatitis in cattle, with characterization of molecular markers for confirming diagnosis

Table 3 Average pairwise comparisons (similarity) of cox1 gene with different Filarioidea species and Thelazia californiensis, with ranges in parentheses

Parasite Species	Stephanofilaria stilesi samples	Stephanofilaria sp.	Parafilaria bovicola	Filaria taxidae	Onchocerca gutturosa	Thelazia californiensis	References
Accession #	OP589131-3	MW143322	MG983751	MG976687	KP760201	MW055240	References
Stephanofilaria stilesi	99.90%						Present study
Stephanofilaria stilesi	(100.00–99.85%)						Present study
Stephanofilaria sp.	90.17%	–					Naseem et al. [47]
Stephanofilaria sp.	(89.99–90.26%)	–					Naseem et al. [47]
Parafilaria bovicola	75.47%	72.95%	–				Oehm et al. [48]
Parafilaria bovicola	(75.31–75.54%)	72.95%	–				Oehm et al. [48]
Filaria taxideae	39.03%	54.29%	55.73%	–			Mulreany et al. [49]
Filaria taxideae	(39.15–39.80%)	54.29%	55.73%	–			Mulreany et al. [49]
Onchocerca gutturosa	81.87%	73.81%	82.35%	52.38%	–		Lefoulon et al. [45]
Onchocerca gutturosa	(81.69–81.95%)	73.81%	82.35%	52.38%	–		Lefoulon et al. [45]
Thelazia californiensis	77.34%	74.71%	77.73%	53.37%	79.45%	–	Sobotyk et al. [50]
Thelazia californiensis	(77.15–77.43%)	74.71%	77.73%	53.37%	79.45%	–	Sobotyk et al. [50]

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