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Table 1 Reptile species investigated within group A (obtained from routine diagnostic at IDEXX Vet Med Lab) and respective results obtained by applied two methods

From: Diagnosis of gastrointestinal parasites in reptiles: comparison of two coprological methods

Reptile number/common name

Reptile species (scientific name)

CNF

SAF

Direct smears

Flotation

1/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC

OXY

negative

2/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC

OXY

negative

3/bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

ENTA

OXY

negative

4/hermann's tortoise

Testudo hermanni

TRC

OXY

OXY

5/bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

-

ISA

ISA

6/bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

-

OXY, MIL

MALO

7/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC, OXYL

OXY

OXY

8/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC

negative

ENEM

9/bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

OXYL

OXY

negative

10/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC

OXY

OXY

11/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC, BAL

negative

BAL

12/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC, BAL, ENTA

negative

negative

13/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC, NYC

ANH, OXY

NYC, ANH, OXY

14/tortoise

Unspecified

BAL

OXY

BAL

15/tortoise

Unspecified

ENM, CIL, ENEM

ENEM

ENEM

16/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC, BAL

OXY

negative

17/tortoise

Unspecified

-

OXY

OXY

18/ball python

Python regius

-

HET, CAP, EIMN, MYO

HET, CAP, STE, EIMN, MYO, HYN

19/tortoise

Unspecified

NYC, OXYL

OXY

BAL, OXY, OXYL

20/hermann's tortoise

Testudo hermanni

ENTV

OXY

ENTV, ENTA

21/tortoise

Unspecified

TRC

OXY

OXY

22/snake

Unspecified

-

EIMN

ENTM

  1. -: no detection of flagellates, ciliates, amoebae, tapeworm/trematode eggs and nematode larvae; summary of result abbreviations in alphabetical order for Table 1, 2, 3: ACA (Acanthocephala-like eggs), ANH (Angusticaecum holopterum eggs), ASK (ascarid eggs), BAL (Balantidium cysts/trophozoites), CAR (Caryospora oocysts), CAP (capillarid eggs), CAPN (Capillaria hepatica-like eggs, rodent-specific), CEI (Choleoeimeria oocysts), CIL (free-living ciliates), DTR (digenean trematode eggs), EIM (Eimeria oocysts), EIMN (Eimeria oocysts, rodent-specific), ENEM (eggs/larvae of free-living nematodes), ENM (enteromonad trophozoites), ENTA (Entamoeba cysts, eight nuclei), ENTV (Entamoeba invadens-like cysts, four nuclei), ENTM (Entamoeba muris-like cysts, rodent specific), HET (heterakid eggs), HYN (Hymenolepis nana eggs, rodent specific), HYD (Hymenolepis diminuta eggs, rodent-specific), ISA (Isospora amphiboluri oocysts), ISO (Isospora oocysts), KAPS (Kapsulotaenia egg clusters), MALO Malamoeba cysts, invertebrate specific, MIL (environmental/food/storage mites or their eggs), MYO (rodent specific fur mites, Myocoptes/Myobia, or their eggs), NYC (Nyctotherus cysts/trophozoites), OXY (oxyurid eggs), OXYL (oxyurid larvae), OXYN (rodent specific oxyurid eggs, Aspiculuris/Syphacia), PEN (pentastomid eggs), SAR (Sarcocystis sporocysts), SPI (spirurid eggs), STE (strongylid-type egg), STL (strongylid-type larvae), STS (Strongyloides eggs), STSL (Strongyloides larvae), TRC (trichomonad trophozoites).