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Table 2 Brucella spp. detected by AMOS PCR and qPCR speciation assay in wild animals from the Serengeti ecosystem (n = 189)

From: Circulating Brucella species in wild animals of the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania

Wild animal spp.

Tested (n)

Test method

AMOS PCR (n = 12)

qPCR speciation (n = 16)

Brucellaspp. (%)a

Brucellaspp. (%)a

Lion

19

Brucella abortus (25)

B. abortus (38.0)

Buffalo

46

Brucella abortus (8.3)

B. abortus (43.8)

Wildebeest

80

Brucella suis (33.3)

NA

Zebra

25

Brucella suis (8.3)

B. abortus (6.3)

Impala

10

Brucella melitensis (8.3)

B. abortus (12.5)

Hyena

4

Brucella suis (8.3)

NA

Baboon

5

NA

NA

  1. NA No amplification
  2. aPositivity proportions calculated by column in all cases