Table 2. Numbers of helminth parasites identified in rat intestines.
| Rat ID | Nematodes | Cestodes | |||||
| morphA | morphB | morphC | morphD | morphE | morphF | ||
| TR2 | 0 | 75 (35) | 1 (1) | 85 (40) | 11 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| TR3 | 2 (0) | 19 (19) | 6 (3) | 142 (84) | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| TR4 | 0 | 134 (117) | 2 (0) | 42 (33) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TR5 | 0 | 177 (177) | 0 | 128 (125) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TR6 | 0 | 37 (37) | 2 (1) | 165 (160) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TR7 | 0 | 344 (333) | 6 (4) | 273 (234) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TR8 | 0 | 130 (117) | 0 | 94 (74) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ZR1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ZR2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) | 3 |
Helminth parasites observed in the rat intestines were classified into 7 groups based on their morphological traits (Figure 1).
The total number of parasites is shown in each cell. Values in parentheses are the number of parasites identified in the first 20 cm from the pylorus ring.