Table 1. Description of samples used in this study.
| Sample name | Common and scientific name of host | Environment | Location | Water habitata | Sample site | Strain | No.b | Age | Collection date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.rerio.India.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Recently-caught | River Shutunga, West Bengal, India | F | Whole intestinal contents | — | 20 | Adult | 11-Nov-2006 | This study |
| D.rerio.UW.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | AB-wp | 4 | Adult (12 months) | 13-Nov-2006 | This study |
| D.rerio.UNC.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | SJA | 6 | Adult (7 months) | 5-Dec-2008 | This study |
| D.rerio.WU.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | C32 | 9 | Adult (8 months) | 2-May-2005 | Rawls et al., 2006 |
| D.rerio.WU.2 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | C32 | 9 | Adult (9 months) | 2-May-2005 | Rawls et al., 2006 |
| D.rerio.ZIRC.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | Zebrafish Intl. Resource Center, Eugene, OR, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | AB | 9 | Adult (9 months) | 2-May-2005 | This study |
| D.rerio.UO.1 | Zebrafish (Danio rerio, superorder Ostariophysi, order Cypriniformes) | Conventional lab aquaculture | University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA | F | Whole intestinal contents | AB | 9 | Adult (7 months) | 2-May-2005 | This study |
| P.fulvidraco | Yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, superorder Ostariophysi, order Siluriformes) | Wild | Niushan Lake, Hubei, China | F | Whole intestinal contents | — | 50 | Adult | — | Wu et al., 2010 |
| A.nigricans | Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Perciformes) | Wild | Palmyra Atoll, USA | M | Distal intestinal contents | — | 6 | Adult | — | Smriga et al., 2010 |
| L.bohar | Two-spotted red snapper (Lutjanus bohar, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Perciformes) | Wild | Palmyra Atoll, USA | M | Distal intestinal contents | — | 5 | Adult | — | Smriga et al., 2010 |
| C.sordidus | Daisy parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Perciformes) | Wild | Palmyra Atoll, USA | M | Feces | — | 5 | Adult | — | Smriga et al., 2010 |
| C.aceratus | Blackfin icefish (Chaenocephalus aceratus, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Perciformes) | Wild | Dallmann Bay, Antarctica | M | Foregut wall | — | 1 | Adult | — | Ward et al., 2009 |
| N.coriiceps | Black rockcod (Notothenia coriiceps, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Perciformes) | Wild | Dallmann Bay, Antarctica | M | Foregut wall | — | 1 | Adult | — | Ward et al., 2009 |
| T.niphobles | Grass puffer (Takifugu niphobles, superorder Acanthopterygii, order Tetraodontiformes) | Wild | Shizuoka, Japan | M | Whole intestinal contents | — | 5 | Adult | — | Shiina et al., 2006 |
| M.musculus | Mouse (Mus musculus) | Conventional lab housing | Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA | N/A | Cecum | Swiss-Webster | 3 | Adult | — | Rawls et al., 2006 |
| H.sapiens | Human (Homo sapiens) | Wild | — | N/A | Feces | — | 1 | Adult | — | Ley et al., 2008 |
Abbreviations: F, freshwater; M, marine.
a
The fish was collected from freshwater or marine habitats.
b
The number of individual animals included in each sample set.