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. 2014 Nov 11;9(11):e109751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109751

Table 1. Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon cuniculi, Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. infection in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei).

Groups n Positive samples
Encephalitozoon spp. Enterocytozoon bieneusi Cryptosporidium spp. Giardia spp.
PABLO1 20 4×ECII 1×gorilla 2, 1×gorilla 4, 1×EpbA C. meleagridis -
SHINDA1 18 5×ECII 1×gorilla 7, 1×gorilla 8, 1×C, 1× D C. muris -
AMAHORO2 11 - 1×EpbA - -
UMUBANO2 6 - 2×EpbA - -
SABINYO2 8 1×ECI 1×EpbA - -
SUSA2 21 1×ECII 1×gorilla 5, 1×gorilla 6, 1×C, 1×EpbA - -
KWITONDA2 16 - 2×D, 1×EpbA - -
100 11 18 4 0
1

gorilla group habituated for research;

2

gorilla group habituated for tourism; D = E. bieneusi genotype D; gorilla 1 = E. bieneusi genotype gorilla 1; gorilla 2 = E. bieneusi genotype gorilla 3; gorilla 3 = E. bieneusi genotype gorilla 3; EC I = E. cuniculi genotype I; EC II = E. cuniculi genotype II; n number of samples.