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Table 1 Occurrence of Cryptosporidium species/genotypes in wild rodents in the Canary Islands, Spain

From: Diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. in wild rodents from the Canary Islands, Spain

Island

Rattus rattus

n/N (P%)

Mus musculus domesticus

n/N (P%)

Total

n/N (P%)

Species/Genotype

El Hierro

1/14 (7.14)

1/21 (4.76)

2/35 (5.71)

Cryptosporidium tyzzeri (M)

Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R)

La Palma

1/9 (11.11)

0/5 (0)

1/14 (7.14)

Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R)

Tenerife

12/66 (18.18)

7/31 (22.60)

19/97 (19.60)

Cryptosporidium muris (R, M)

Cryptosporidium tyzzeri (M)

Cryptosporidium. meleagridis (R)

Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype I (R)

Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R)

Cryptosporidium sp. 1 (R)

Cryptosporidium sp. 2 (M)

Lanzarote

0/12 (0)

0/21 (0)

0/33 (0)

 

Total

14/101 (13.86)

8/78 (10.25)

22/179 (12.30)

 
  1. Abbreviations: n/N (P%), no. of positive animals for Cryptosporidium spp./no. of samples analyzed (prevalence %); R, Rattus rattus; M, Mus musculus domesticus