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Table 4 Subtype distributions from different animal species

From: First identification and molecular subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in zoo animals in southwestern China

Host Blastocystis sp. STs Sequences
1 2 3 4 5 8 10 14 17
Primates
 Rhesus macaque 10          10
 Ring-tailed lemur 3 3         6
 Squirrel monkey          19 19
 White-cheeked gibbon   3 1        4
Carnivora
 Leopard 1     1      2
 Asiatic black bear          3 3
Rodentia
 Chinchilla          4 4
 Red giant flying squirrel     1       1
 Black great squirrel    1       1
Artiodactyla
 Sika deer 1          1
 Alpaca        2 2   4
Birds
 Common ostrich      6      6
 Common pigeon       4     4
 Green peafowl    1        1
 Total 15 6 2 2 7 4 2 2 26 66
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