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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

[5–7]

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

[5–7]

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

[5–7]

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

[5–7]