Table 1 The infection rate and subtype distribution of Blastocystis in kindergarten children at different locations in Xinjiang, China
From: Genetic diversity of Blastocystis in kindergarten children in southern Xinjiang, China
Collection site | Sex | No. positive/total no. examined (%) | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|
Tumushuke | Male | 4/33 (12.1) | ST1C (n = 1); ST3A (n = 2); ST3B (n = 1) |
Female | 1/29 (3.5) | ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 5/62 (8.1) | ST1C (n = 1); ST3A (n = 3); ST3B (n = 1) | |
Payzawat | Male | 0/14 (0) | |
Female | 1/11 (9.1) | ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 1/25 (4.0) | ST3A (n = 1) | |
Shufu | Male | 3/26 (11.5) | ST1B (n = 1); ST3A (n = 1); ST3B (n = 1) |
Female | 6/22 (27.3) | ST1D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 3); ST3B (n = 2) | |
Subtotal | 9/48 (18.8) | ST1B (n = 1); ST1D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 4); ST3B (n = 3) | |
Yopurga | Male | 6/34 (17.7) | ST1A (n = 1); ST1B (n = 1); ST2A (n = 1); ST3A (n = 3) |
Female | 9/29 (31.0) | ST1B (n = 1); ST1E (n = 1); ST2A (n = 2); ST2B (n = 1); ST3A (n = 3); ST3B (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 15/63 (23.8) | ST1A (n = 1); ST1B (n = 2); ST1E (n = 1); ST2A (n = 3); ST2B (n = 1); ST3A (n = 6); ST3B (n = 1) | |
Yecheng | Male | 7/46 (15.2) | ST1A (n = 5); ST3A (n = 2) |
Female | 9/43 (20.9) | ST1A (n = 6); ST3A (n = 3) | |
Subtotal | 16/89 (18.0) | ST1A (n = 11); ST3A (n = 5) | |
Hotan | Male | 8/40 (20.0) | ST1A (n = 3); ST1B (n = 2); ST1C (n = 1); ST3B (n = 2) |
Female | 3/40 (7.5) | ST1B (1); ST3A (1); ST3B (1) | |
Subtotal | 11/80 (13.8) | ST1A (n = 3); ST1B (n = 3); ST1C (n = 1); ST3A (n = 1); ST3B (n = 3) | |
Baicheng | Male | 2/11 (18.2) | ST3A (n = 1); ST3B (n = 1) |
Female | 1/12 (8.3) | ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 3/23 (13.0) | ST3A (n = 2); ST3B (n = 1) | |
Poskam | Male | 1/17 (5.9) | ST1C (n = 1) |
Female | 1/18 (5.6) | ST1A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 2/35 (5.7) | ST1A (n = 1); ST1C (n = 1) | |
Kuqa | Male | 3/19 (15.8) | ST3A (n = 1); ST3B (n = 2) |
Female | 1/19 (5.3) | ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 4/38 (10.5) | ST3A (n = 2); ST3B (n = 2) | |
Pishan | Male | 5/16 (31.3) | ST1C (n = 1); ST2C (n = 2); ST3A (n = 2) |
Female | 2/21 (9.5) | ST2C (n = 1); ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 7/37 (18.9) | ST1C (n = 1); ST2C (n = 3); ST3A (n = 3) | |
Lop | Male | 5/43 (11.6) | ST1A (n = 1); ST1B (n = 2); ST3A (n = 1); ST3B (n = 1) |
Female | 9/66 (13.6) | ST1A (n = 1); ST1B (n = 5); ST1F (n = 1); ST2D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 1) | |
Subtotal | 14/109 (12.8) | ST1A (n = 2); ST1B (n = 7); ST1F (n = 1); ST2D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 2); ST3B (n = 1) | |
Total | Male | 44/299 (14.7) | ST1A (n = 10); ST1B (n = 6); ST1C (n = 4); ST2A (n = 1); ST2C (n = 2); ST3A (n = 13); ST3B (n = 8) |
Female | 43/310 (13.9) | ST1A (n = 8); ST1B (n = 7); ST1D (n = 1); ST1E (n = 1); ST1F (n = 1); ST2A (n = 2); ST2B (n = 1); ST2C (n = 1); ST2D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 16); ST3B (n = 4) | |
87/609 (14.3) | ST1A (n = 18); ST1B (n = 13); ST1C (n = 4); ST1D (n = 1); ST1E (n = 1); ST1F (n = 1); ST2A (n = 3); ST2B (n = 1); ST2C (n = 3); ST2D (n = 1); ST3A (n = 29); ST3B (n = 12) |