Table 1 Summary of positive water samples. A total of 19 water samples were detected as positive. However, sample TIOW238 and TIOW307 contained a mixture of Sarcocystis spp. thus a total of 21 positive clones were obtained
From: Molecular evidence of Sarcocystis nesbitti in water samples of Tioman Island, Malaysia
Sample type | Village | No. of positive samples | Sample code (clone number) | Sarcocystis species | Potential definitive host | Potential intermediate host | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water tank | Salang | 1 | TIOW003 (5) | S. nesbitti | Reticulated python; Monocled cobra | Macaca mulatta; Macaca fasicularis | |
River | Salang | 2 | TIOW013 (3); TIOW020 (2) | S. singaporensis | Reticulated python | Rattus spp. and Bandicota spp. | [12] |
1 | TIOW015 (7) | S. nesbitti | Reticulated python; Monocled cobra | Macaca mulatta; Macaca fasicularis | |||
1 | TIOW022 (1) | Sarcocystis sp. | – | – | – | ||
Juara | 10 | TIOW026 (1); TIOW219 (2); TIOW220 (2); TIOW225 (1); TIOW228 (5); TIOW232 (3); TIOW235 (2); TIOW236 (5); TIOW243 (1); TIOW247 (10) | S. singaporensis | Reticulated python | Rattus spp. and Bandicota spp. | [12] | |
1 | TIOW238 (1) | Sarcocystis sp. 5 YLL-2013 | Reticulated python | Undefined | [5] | ||
1 | TIOW238 (10) | Sarcocystis sp. 1 YLL-2013 | Reticulated python | Undefined | [5] | ||
1 | TIOW249 (5) | S. nesbitti | Reticulated python; Monocled cobra | Macaca mulatta; Macaca fasicularis | |||
Ayer Batang | 1 | TIOW307 (3) | Sarcocystis sp. 5 YLL-2013 | Reticulated python | Undefined | [5] | |
1 | TIOW307 (5) | S. singaporensis | Reticulated python | Rattus spp. and Bandicota spp. | [12] | ||
1 | TIOW311 (10) | S. nesbitti | Reticulated python; Monocled cobra | Macaca mulatta; Macaca fasicularis |