Table 1.
Results and species identification for Cryptosporidium and Giardia in different populations of Tasmanian devils.
For the released devils, the 13 pre-release samples each represent a different individual, while the nine post-release samples came from four individuals, three of which did not provide a pre-release sample.
Fig 1.
Inferred phylogeny of Cryptosporidium 18S rDNA consensus sequences (709 nucleotides).
The Cryptosporidium 18S rDNA reference sequences used for this phylogeny are as follows: C. andersoni (FJ463171), C. baileyi (L19068), C. bovis (AY741305), C. canis (AF112576), C. cuniculus (FJ262765), C. fayeri (AF108860), C. felis (AF108862), C. fragile (EU162751), C. galli (HM116388), C. hominis (AF093491), C. macropodum (AF513227), C. meleagridis (AF112574), C. molnari (HM243548), C. muris (AF093497), C. parvum (AF108864), C. ryanae (FJ463193), C. serpentis (AF151376), C. suis (AF108861), C. ubiquitum (AF442484), C. varanii (AF112573), C. wrairi (AF115378), C. xiaoi (FJ896053).
Fig 2.
Inferred phylogeny of Giardia gdh sequences (199 nucleotides).
The Giardia gdh reference sequences used for this phylogeny are as follows: G. duodenalis A1 (JN982015), G. duodenalis AII (L40510), G. duodenalis BIII (AF069059), G. duodenalis BIV (L40508), G. duodenalis C (U60983), G. duodenalis D (U60986), G. duodenalis E (DQ182601), G. duodenalis F AF069057, G. duodenalis H (GU176101.1), G. ardeae (AF069060). The Quenda_QBY90 sequence was obtained via personal communication with Alison Hillman and Amanda Ash at Murdoch University.