From: First genotyping of Blastocystis in yaks from Qinghai Province, northwestern China
Factor | Category | Sample size | Prevalence (%) (No. of positive) | Genotype ST (n) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ST10 | ST12 | ST14 | ||||
Age | ≤ 6 months | 48 | 27.08 (13) | 9 | 0 | 4 |
> 6 months | 979 | 27.07 (265) | 161 | 38 | 66 | |
Season | Spring | 215 | 22.33 (48) | 26 | 7 | 15 |
Summer | 355 | 32.68 (116) | 75 | 17 | 24 | |
Autumn | 254 | 24.41 (62) | 35 | 8 | 19 | |
Winter | 203 | 25.62 (52) | 34 | 6 | 12 | |
Location | Xining | 192 | 39.06 (75) | 36 | 5 | 34 |
Haibei | 190 | 25.79 (49) | 31 | 8 | 10 | |
Hainan | 162 | 19.75 (32) | 19 | 4 | 9 | |
Haixi | 47 | 48.94 (23) | 19 | 3 | 1 | |
Huangnan | 270 | 21.11 (57) | 40 | 8 | 9 | |
Yushu | 90 | 27.78 (25) | 15 | 6 | 4 | |
Golog | 76 | 22.37 (17) | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
Total | Â | 1027 | 27.07 (278) | 170 | 38 | 70 |