Arthropod species infesting grey squirrels in Piedmont and Lombardy populations.

<p>N: number of host examined; n: number of infested hosts; p: prevalence; mI: mean intensity (no. parasites infested/hosts; when number of infested hosts <5, worm counts in italic).</p

Minimum selected model of the effects of host characteristics and environmental variables on parasite abundance (no. of parasites/host).

<p>Minimum selected model of the effects of host characteristics and environmental variables on parasite abundance (no. of parasites/host).</p

Variation of <i>C. sciurorum</i> abundance by season (A) and host density (B).

<p>Mean abundance of <i>C. sciurorum</i> (sample size above standard error bars) varied during different seasons (p<0.0001) and at different host densities (p<0.0001). Squirrels trapped in spring were more infested than in autumn and winter (both sequential Bonferroni adjusted p<0.0001) and animals living in high-density sites were more infested then those living in medium- and low-density populations (both adjusted p<0.008).</p

Variation of <i>S. robustus</i> abundance by host body mass.

<p>Relationship between <i>S. robustus</i> abundance and host body mass: observed values (blank circles) and values predicted by the model at different host densities (lines). Host body mass had a positive effect on <i>S. robustus</i> abundance (p = 0.0005; parameter estimate: 0.0059±0.0017 SE).</p

Most prevalent gastro-intestinal helminths and arthropods (excluding mites) parasitizing grey squirrels in North America.

<p>Only parasites that were recorded by more than one author and with maximum prevalence >5% are reported. Studies with sample size <50 hosts were excluded.</p

Variation of <i>S. robustus</i> abundance by host density.

<p>Mean abundance of <i>S. robustus</i> (sample size above standard error bars) varied with density of hosts in the site (p<0.0001). Squirrels living in high-density sites were more infested than individuals living in medium- and low-density sites (both sequential Bonferroni adjusted p<0.0001) and squirrels living in medium-density sites were more infested than in low-density sites (adjusted p = 0.0008).</p

Helminth species infecting grey squirrels in Piedmont and Lombardy populations.

<p>N: number of host examined; n: number of infected hosts; p: prevalence; mI: mean intensity (no. parasites infected/hosts; when number of infected hosts <5, worm counts in italic).</p

Additional file 1 of The role of co-infections in M. hyopneumoniae outbreaks among heavy fattening pigs: a field study

Additional file 1. Allele calling table. Each VNTR type is identified as a combination of different VNTR locus. The number of repeats of each locus is determined by the number of base pairs (bp) for that locus

Additional file 7 of Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae

Additional file 7. Maximum clade credibility tree analysis of betaherpesviruses based on conserved amino acid blocks of the DPOL sequences. Phylogenetic relationships of betaherpesviruses, including classification of the novel viruses, based on conserved amino acid blocks of DPOL sequence. Branch support values displayed at the nodes correspond to their posterior probability. For further explanation see legend of Fig. 4

Additional file 10 of Search for polyoma-, herpes-, and bornaviruses in squirrels of the family Sciuridae

Additional file 10. Maximum clade credibility tree analysis of gammaherpesviruses based on conserved amino acid blocks of the DPOL sequences. Phylogenetic relationships of gammaherpesviruses, including classification of the novel viruses, based on conserved amino acid blocks of DPOL sequence. Branch support values displayed at the nodes correspond to their posterior probability. For further explanation see legend of Fig. 5