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Table 2 Deceased snakes tissues with spinal defect screened for BhPyCV with ISH and PCR

From: The first reptilian circovirus identified infects gut and liver tissues of black-headed pythons

 

ISH liver and gut

PCR liver

Species

Animal tested/positive

Animal tested/positive

Black-headed python

2/2a

2/2a

Ball python

0/0

1/0

Boelen’s python

2/1b

1/0b

Burmese python

0/0

2/0

Carpet python

2/0

0/0

Diamond python

2/0

0/0

Green tree python

10/0c

10/0c

Scrub python

0/0

1/0

  1. aSame two animals tested by ISH and PCR. Tissues tested/PCR positive: liver (2/2), spleen (2/2), bone (2/2), lung (1/2), kidney (1/2).
  2. bOnly the ISH negative Boelen’s python tested by PCR.
  3. cSame ten snakes tested by ISH and PCR.
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