Table 2.
Summary of Trichomonas lineages found in this study compared to sequences described previously
| Lineage | No. of infected birds | % infected birds | Species | No. of species | % species | Lineage name by Lennon et al. [12] |
Lineage name by Gerhold et al. [44] | Lineage name by Chi et al. [42] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/BB a | 6 | 7.1 | SD | 4 | 25.0 | 3 (TD, WP) and 4 (WP) | A and B | A and B |
| CD | 2 | 100 | ||||||
| C/V/NA b | 23 | 27.4 | SD | 4 | 25.0 | 1 (TD, WP) | C, D and E | C and V |
| WP | 10 | 43.5 | ||||||
| TD | 9 | 20.9 | ||||||
| O | 1 | 1.2 | SD | 1 | 6.3 | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| II | 22 | 26.2 | SD | 3 | 18.8 | 2 (SD, TD, WP) | Not found | II |
| WP | 12 | 52.2 | ||||||
| TD | 7 | 16.3 | ||||||
| P | 19 | 22.6 | SD | 2 | 12.5 | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| WP | 1 | 4.4 | ||||||
| TD | 16 | 37.2 | ||||||
| Q | 1 | 1.2 | TD | 1 | 2.3 | Not found | Not found | Not found |
| III | 12 | 14.3 | SD | 2 | 12.5 | Not found | Not found | III |
| TD | 10 | 23.3 |
Notes: For lineages obtained in our study and for the similar study by [12] we displayed the wild columbid host species as well as numbers and percentages of infected individuals. Furthermore, we give the numbers and percentages of lineages found in a species. Note, the percentages in a species (% species) were calculated according to the number of species infected by a certain lineage and divided through the absolute number of infected individuals of a species
Abbreviations: SD stock dove, WP wood pigeon, TD turtle dove, CD collared dove
aThe lineage is synonymous with genotype B described by Sansano-Maestre et al. [14] and is therefore potentially pathogenic
bThe lineage is synonymous with genotype A described by Sansano-Maestre et al. [14] and is therefore apparently non-pathogenic and widespread