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Table 2 Percentage distribution of higher taxa by host species and site

From: Helminth communities from two urban rat populations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

Host

 

R. norvegicus

R. rattus

Hosts combined

Sites combined

 

Chow Kit

Bangsar

Chow Kit

Bangsar

Chow Kit

Bangsar

R. norvegicus

R. rattus

All helminths as a % of grand total*

4.3

13.7

72.6

9.4

76.9

23.1

18.0

82.0

All helminths adjusted for sampling effort**

10.9

26.3

38.9

24.0

49.8

50.3

37.2

62.9

Nematodes**

7.1

38.3

47.2

7.4

54.3

45.7

45.4

54.6

Adult cestodes**

13.5

17.7

33.5

35.2

47.0

52.9

31.2

68.7

Larval cestodes**

0

0

100

0

100

0

0

100

Acanthocephala**

17.4

12.3

10.8

59.5

28.2

71.8

29.7

70.3

  1. * Values based on total number of helminths recovered from each site without adjustment for sample size
  2. ** Percentage distribution calculated with sample size taken into consideration