Table 1 Pairwise comparison of percent differences of 18S SSU rDNA sequence determined herein (bold) and the selected reference sequences of Strongyloides spp.

1

Strongyloides sp. (MZ749458)

–

2

S. westeri (AJ417032)

1.6

–

3

S. robustus (AB272232)

3.8

3

–

4

S. stercoralis (AF279916)

3.8

2.3

2.3

–

5

Parastrongyloides trichosuri (AJ417024)

5.7

6.8

6

7.5

–

6

S. suis (AJ417028)

3.4

1.9

3.4

3.4

8.3

–

7

S. vituli (EU885229)

3.1

1.6

3

3

7.9

1.2

–

8

S. ransomi (KU724126)

3.4

1.9

3

3

7.9

1.6

0.4

–

9

S. papillosus (KX138391)

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

7.2

2.7

1.6

1.6

–

10

Strongyloides sp. (MK468661)

3.4

1.9

2.3

1.5

7.2

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.3

–

11

S. mirzai (AB453311)

3.8

2.3

3.8

3

8.6

3

2.3

2.7

2.3

3

–

12

S. ratti (AB453329)

3.1

1.6

2.3

2.3

7.5

1.2

0.8

1.2

2.3

1.9

3

–

13

S. ransomi (AB453327)

3.8

2.3

3.4

3.4

7.5

1.9

0.8

0.4

1.9

3.1

3

1.6

–

14

S. callosciureus (AB453326)

4.9

3.4

2.7

3.4

7.9

3.1

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.2

1.9

2.7

–

15

S. fuelleborni (AB453322)

3.8

3.1

2.3

2.3

7.5

3.4

2.3

2.3

0.8

2.3

3

2.3

2.7

3.4

–

16

S. fuelleborni (AB453320)

3.4

2.7

1.9

1.9

7.2

3.1

1.9

1.9

0.4

1.9

2.7

1.9

2.3

3.1

0.4

–

17

S. callosciureus (AB272231)

4.2

2.7

1.9

2.7

7.2

2.3

1.9

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.4

1.2

1.9

0.8

2.7

2.3

–

18

S. callosciureus (AB272230)

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

7.5

2.7

1.6

1.9

0.8

2.3

2.3

1.6

2.3

2.7

0.8

0.4

1.9

–