Volume 18, Number 12—December 2012
Research
Reservoir Competence of Wildlife Host Species for Babesia microti
Michelle H. Hersh
, Michael Tibbetts, Mia Strauss, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Felicia Keesing
, Michael Tibbetts, Mia Strauss, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Felicia KeesingTable 2
Sequenced PCR products with different melting point maxima for Babesia microti real-time PCR and primers smbaJF and smbaKR, southeastern New York, USA, 2008–2010
| Melting point maximum, °C | No. B. microti–positive samples/no. tested |
|---|---|
| ≤82 | 0/70 |
| 82.5 | 1/3 |
| 83 | 1/4 |
| 83.5 | 20/20 |
| 84 | 42/43 |
| 84.5 | 14/16 |
| 85 | 0/5 |
| ≥85.5 | 0/36 |
