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Table 1 Prevalence and distribution of E. bieneusi genotypes in wild Himalayan marmots and Alashan ground squirrels

From: Identification and genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild Himalayan marmots (Marmota himalayana) and Alashan ground squirrels (Spermophilus alashanicus) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau area (QTPA) of Gansu Province, China

Host

Collection site

No. examined

No. positive (%)

Genotype

Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana)

Luqu

98

9 (9.2)

YAK1 (n = 9)

Sunan

100

13 (13.0)

ZY37 (n = 12), SN45 (n = 1)

Xiahe

102

8 (7.8)

YAK1 (n = 7), XH47 (n = 1)

Zhangye

99

17 (17.2)

ZY37 (n = 15), YAK1 (n = 1), ZY83 (n = 1)

Subtotal

399

47 (11.8)

ZY37 (n = 27), YAK1 (n = 17), SN45 (n = 1), XH47 (n = 1), ZY83 (n = 1)

Alashan ground squirrel (Spermophilus alaschanicus)

Huining

99

3 (3.0)

HN39 (n = 1), HN96 (n = 1), YAK1 (n = 1)

Total

 

498

50 (10.0)

ZY37 (n = 27), YAK1 (n = 18), HN39 (n = 1), HN96 (n = 1), SN45 (n = 1), XH47 (n = 1), ZY83 (n = 1)