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Table 2 Occurrence and identity of enteric protists in nonhuman primates in Yunnan Province, China by sampling location and animal species

From: High zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in wild nonhuman primates from Yunnan Province, China

Variables

No. of specimens

Cryptosporidium parvum

Giardia duodenalis

Enterocytozoon bieneusi

No. positive (%)

Subtype (n)

No. positive (%)

Genotype (n)

No. positive (%)

Genotype (n)

Location

 Yunnan Golden Monkey National Park

20

0 (0)

–

2 (10.0)

B (2)

0 (0)

–

 Jizu mountains

71

0 (0)

-

11 (15.5)a

B (9), A (2)

4 (5.6)

MMR86 (2), HNFS01 (2)

 Shibao mountains

116

0 (0)

-

8 (6.9)

B (7), A (1)

2 (1.7)

Type IV (1), D (1)

 Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park

141

2 (1.4)

IIdA20G1(1)

4 (2.8)

B (4)

24 (17.0)b,c

Type IV (12), Peru8 (6), D (6)

Animal species

 Macaca mulatta

320

2 (0.6)

IIdA20G1(1)

23 (7.2)

B (20), A (3)

27 (8.4)

Type IV (13), Peru8 (5), D (5), MMR86 (2), HNFS01 (2)

 Macaca assamensis

8

0 (0)

-

0 (0)

-

3 (37.5)

D (2), Peru8 (1)

 Rhinopithecus bieti

20

0 (0)

-

2 (10.0)

B (2)

0 (0)

-

Total

348

2 (0.6)

IIdA20G1(1)

25 (7.2)

B (22), A (3)

30 (8.6)

Type IV (13), D (7), Peru8 (6), MMR86 (2), HNFS01 (2)

  1. aP = 0.0006, for Jizu Mountains in comparison with Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park
  2. bP = 0.0208, for Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park in comparison with Jizu Mountains
  3. cP = 0.00005, for Xishuangbanna Primeval Forest Park in comparison with Shibao Mountains