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Table 2 Prevalence and distribution of Cryptosporidium species/subtypes and G. duodenalis assemblages/sub-assemblages in humans and domestic animals

From: Molecular characterization and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in humans and domestic animals in Heilongjiang Province, China

Host (n)

Cryptosporidium

G. duodenalis

Positive no. (%)

SSU rRNA (n)

gp60 (n)

Positive no. (%)

SSU rRNA (n)

bg (n)

gdh (n)

tpia (n)

Humans

Villager (116)

1 (0.9)

C. parvum (1)

IIdA19G1 (1)

0

    

Domestic animals

Domestic mammals

Cattle (51)

1 (2.0)

C. andersoni (1)

 

5 (9.8)

E (4)

E (5)

E (4)

E (2)

Dog (19)

0

  

0

    

Fox (46)

2 (4.3)

C. canis (2)

XXa4 (2)

1 (2.2)

 

D (1)

D (1)

 

Goat (14)

0

  

0

    

Pig(160)

14 (8.8)

C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7)

 

5 (3.1)

E (1)

E (1)

AI (2); E (2)

E (1)

Raccoon dog (3)

0

  

0

    

Rabbit (2)

0

  

0

    

Sheep (45)

0

  

17 (28.8)

E (17)

 

E (2)

B (1); E (2)

Subtotal

17 (5.0)

C. andersoni (1); C. cains (2); C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7)

 

28 (8.2)

E (22)

E (6); D (1)

AI (2); D (1); E (8)

B (1); E (5)

Poultry

Chicken (253)

1 (0.4)

C. meleagridis (1)

 

0

    

Duck (10)

0

  

1 (10)

  

E (1)

 

Goose (83)

0

  

2 (2.4)

 

E (2)

  

Subtotal

1 (0.3)

C. meleagridis (1)

 

3 (0.9)

 

E (2)

E (1)

 

Total

Human (116)

1 (0.9)

C. parvum (1)

IIdA19G1 (1)

0

    

Domestic animal (686)

18 (2.6)

C. andersoni (1); C. cains (2); C. scrofarum (7); C. suis (7); C. meleagridis (1)

XXa4 (2)

31 (4.5)

E (22)

E (8); D (1)

AI (2); D (1); E (9)

B (1); E (5)

  1. aAt the tpi locus, all G. duodenalis-positive samples were only sequenced successfully using assemblage-specific primers