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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)
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