From: Occurrence of Blastocystis sp. and Pentatrichomonas hominis in sheep and goats in China
Host | Age (months) | No. of specimens | Blastocystis sp. | P. hominis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | No. of positives (%) | Subtypes (n) | No. of positives (%) | Genotype | ||
Sheep | <  6 | 156 | 10 (6.4) | ST5(3), ST10(4), novel sequence 1 (3) | 0 (0) | – |
6–12 | 236 | 13 (5.5) | novel sequence 4 (2), ST10 (1), ST14 (10) | 0 (0) | – | |
>12 | 440 | 27 (6.1) | ST5 (5), ST10(20), novel sequence 2 (1), novel sequence 3 (1) | 0 (0) | – | |
Goat | <  6 | 128 | 0 (0) | – | 1 (0.8) | CC1 |
6–12 | 247 | 0 (0) | – | 0 (0) | – | |
>12 | 406 | 2 (0.5) | ST1(2) | 1 (0.2) | CC1 |