Table 2 Prevalence and distribution of E. bieneusi genotypes in wild and farmed rodents in the Hainan Province, China
Rodent species | No. of specimens | E. bieneusi | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. positive (%) | Genotype (n) | ||
Wild rats | |||
 Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) | 134 | 31 (23.1) | PigEbITS7 (16); D (12); ESH-02 (1); Type-IV (1); EbpA (1) |
 Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | 56 | 8 (14.3) | D (3); PigEbITS7 (1); Type IV (1); Peru 8 (1); HNR-I (1); HNR-II (1) |
 Edwardʼs long-tailed rat (Leopoldamys edwardsi) | 38 | 3 (7.9) | D (2); HNR-III (1) |
 Chestnut white-bellied rat (Niviventer fulvescens) | 10 | 0 (0) | na |
 Chinese white-bellied rat (Niviventer confucianus) | 33 | 6 (18.2) | D (3); PigEBITS7 (2); Type-IV (1) |
 Indo-Chinese forest rat (Rattus andamanensis) | 54 | 5 (9.3) | D (3); Type-IV (1); HNR-III (1) |
 Lesser rice-field rat (Rattus losea) | 44 | 16 (36.4) | HNR-VII (15); D (1) |
 Subtotal | 369 | 69 (18.7) | D (24); PigEbITS7 (19); HNR-VII (15); Type IV (4); HNR-III (2); Peru 8 (1); EbpA (1); ESH-02 (1); HNR-I (1); HNR-II (1) |
Wild squirrels | |||
 Red-bellied squirrel (Callosciueus erythraeus) | 24 | 1 (4.2) | D (1) |
Farmed rodents | |||
 Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) | 93 | 7 (7.5) | D (3); HNR-VI (2); S7 (1); CHG5 (1) |
 Bamboo rat (Rhizomyidae) | 117 | 18 (15.4) | D (15); Peru 11 (1); HNR-IV (1); HNR-V(1) |
 Subtotal | 210 | 25 (11.9) | D (18); HNR-VI (2); S7 (1); CHG5 (1); Peru 11 (1); HNR-IV (1); HNR-V(1) |
Total | 603 | 95 (15.8) | D (42); PigEbITS7 (19); HNR-VII (15); Type IV (5); HNR-III (2); HNR-VI (2); EbpA (1); Peru 8 (1); Peru 11 (1); ESH-02 (1); S7 (1); CHG5 (1); HNR-I (1); HNR-II (1); HNR-IV (1); HNR-V (1) |