Table 2. Protozoal species detected by various clone libraries in this study.
| Closest relative in NCBI | Similarity% | Taxa | Targeted gene | Primer (No. of clones/total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blastocystis sp. | 98 | Stramenopiles | 18s rRNA | Ami6F1/Ami9R (4/96); BlastF/BlastR (39/48); DimA/DimB (9/96); E528F/Univ1492RE (8/96) |
| Blepharocorys curvigula | 99 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (7/96); FunF/FunR (5/123) |
| Cycloposthium bipalmatum | 98 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (8/96); FunF/FunR (6/123) |
| Cycloposthium ishikawai | 98 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (1/96) |
| Iodamoeba sp. | 98 | Amoebozoa | 18s rRNA | JVF/DSPR (44/96) |
| Trypanosomatidae | 98 | Kinetoplastida | ITS1 | LeF/LeR (96/96) |
| Parentodinium sp. | 99 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (2/96); FunF/FunR (2/123) |
| Tetratrichomonas buttreyi | 99 | Parabasalia | 18s rRNA | TFR1/TFR2 (Direct sequencing) |
| Triplumaria selenica | 98 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (1/96) |
| Troglodytella abrassarti | 99 | Ciliophora | 18s rRNA | 121F/1147R (14/96) |
ITS, internal transcribed spacer.