Table 4 Eimeria species and related parasites in samples collected from wastewater treatment plants and in sewer samples, Guangzhou, China

WWTP1

36 (54.6%)

E. papillata (21); E. nieschulzi (13); E. falciformis (2)

WWTP2

7 (50.0%)

E. papillata (4); E. polita (1); E. nieschulzi (1); Isospora sp. (1)

WWTP3

26 (39.4%)

E. papillata (13); E. nieschulzi (5); E. falciformis (2); E. necatrix (1); E. mitis (1); E. acermlina (1); E. nieschulz + E. falciformis (1); E. nieschulz + E. papillata (1); C. cayetanensis (1)

WWTP4

39 (50.0%)

E. papillata (16); E. nieschulzi (11); E. necatrix (5); E. papillata + E. necatrix (3); E. falciformis (2); E. polita (1); Isospora sp. (1)

Sub-total

108 (45.4%)

E. papillata (54); E. nieschulzi (30); E. necatrix (6); E. falciformis (6); E. papillata + E. necatrix (4); E. nieschulz + E. falciformis (1); Isospora sp. (2); E. polita (1); E. mitis (1); E. acervulina (1); E. polita (1); C. cayetanensis (1)

Sewer 1

6 (54.6%)

E. nieschulzi (4); E. papillata (1); Isospora sp. (1)

Sewer 2

2 (18.2%)

E. nieschulzi (1); E. falciformis (1);

Sewer 3

1 (9.1%)

E. nieschulzi (1)

Sewer 4

9 (81.8%)

E. nieschulzi (6); E. papillata (1); Isospora sp. (1); E. falciformis (1)

Sewer 5

3 (27.3%)

E. nieschulzi (1); E. papillata (1); Isospora sp. (1)

Sewer 6

8 (72.7%)

C. cayetanensis (3); E. nieschulzi (2); E. papillata (2); E. falciformis (1)

Sewer 7

6 (54.6%)

E. nieschulzi (3); E. papillata (3)

Sewer 8

7 (63.6%)

E. nieschulzi (4); E. papillata (2)

Sub-total

42 (47.7%)

E. nieschulzi (22); E. papillata (10); C. cayetanensis (3); E. falciformis (3); Isospora sp. (3)

Total

150 (46.0%)

E. papillata (64); E. nieschulzi (52); E. falciformis (9); E. necatrix (6); Isospora sp. (5); E. polita (1); E. mitis (1); E. acervulina (1); E. polita (1); E. papillata + E. necatrix (4); E. nieschulz + E. falciformis (1); C. cayetanensis (4)