Table 3 Performance of the host-specific Bacteriodales marker genes.

From: Distribution of host-specific Bacteriodales marker genes in water sources of selected rural areas of Vhembe District, South Africa

  

Bachum

Bac-Cow

Pic2Bac

CytB

Bac-Can

Source

No of sample

Positive sample

Positive sample

Positive sample

Positive sample

Positive sample

 Amplification of Bacteriodales host-specific markers

  Human

49

38 (77.6%)

28 (57.1%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Cow

49

37 (75.5%)

49 (100%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  Pig

3

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

3 (100%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

  Chicken

3

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (33.3%)

3 (100%)

2 (66.7%)

  Dog

7

2 (28.6%)

1 (14.3%)

0(0%)

0 (0%)

7 (100%)

 Performance of the host-specific genetic for specificity, sensitivity and accuracy (%)

  Specificity

56

56

100

100

94

  Sensitivity

78

100

100

100

100