Table 3.
Prevalence and subtype diversity of Blastocystis sp. in human samples according to the specific categories such as lifestyle (village vs. city life, traveling) and contact with animals (pets, farm animals).
| Category | Sample N* | Prevalence | Subtype | Category | Sample N* | Prevalence | Subtype | Category | Sample N* | Prevalence | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living locality | Non-travelers | ||||||||||
 Village |
82/288 | 32% (26/82) | ST1–7/26 (27%) |
 City |
206/288 | 21% (44/206) | ST1–6/44 (14%) |
 Only in Czech Republic |
52/288 | 21% (11/52) | ST1–3/11 (27%) |
| ST2–4/26 (15%) | ST2–7/44 (16%) | ST2–2/11 (18%) | |||||||||
| ST3–7/26 (27%) | ST3–18/44 (41%) | ST3–4/11 (36%) | |||||||||
| ST4–1/26 (4%) | ST4–6/44 (14%) | ST4–1/11 (9%) | |||||||||
| ST5–1/26 (4%) | ST6–2/44 (5%) | ST6–1/11 (9%) | |||||||||
| ST6–3/26 (12%) | ST7–4/44 (9%) | ||||||||||
| ST7–2/26 (8%) | ST8–1/44 (2%) | ||||||||||
| Mix−1/26 (4%) | |||||||||||
| Contact with animals | Travelers | ||||||||||
 In contact with animals |
244/288** | 25% (62/244) | ST1–13/62 (21%) |
 No contact with animals |
44 / 288 | 18% (8/44) | ST2–1/8 (13%) |
 Inside Europe |
135 / 288 | 21% (28/135) | ST1–4/28 (14%) |
| ST2–10/62 (16%) | ST3–3/8 (38%) | ST2–3/28 (11%) | |||||||||
| ST3–22/62 (36%) | ST6–1/8 (13%) | ST3–12/28 (43%) | |||||||||
| ST4–7/62 (11%) | ST7–3/8 (38%) | ST4–2/28 (7 %) | |||||||||
| ST5–1/62 (2%) | ST5–1/28 (4%) | ||||||||||
| ST6–4/62 (7%) | ST6–2/28 (7%) | ||||||||||
| ST7–3/62 (5%) | ST7–4/28 (14%) | ||||||||||
| ST8–1/62 (2%) | |||||||||||
| Mix−1/62 (2%) | |||||||||||
 In contact with pets |
155/244 | 21% (33/155) | ST1–4/33 (12%) |
 In contact with farm animals |
89 / 244* | 33% (29/89) | ST1–9/29 (31%) |
 Outside Europe |
101/288 | 31% (31/101) | ST1–6/31 (19%) |
| ST2–5/33 (15%) | ST2–5/29 (17%) | ST2–6/31 (19%) | |||||||||
| ST3–16/33 (49%) | ST3–6/29 (21%) | ST3–9/31 (29 %) | |||||||||
| ST4–4/33 (12%) | ST4–3/29 (10%) | ST4–4/31 (13%) | |||||||||
| ST6–1/33 (3%) | ST5–1/29 (3%) | ST6–2/31 (7%) | |||||||||
| ST7–2/33 (6%) | ST6–3/29 (10%) | ST7–2/31 (7%) | |||||||||
| ST8–1/33 (3%) | ST7–1/29 (3%) | ST8–1/31 (3%) | |||||||||
| Mix−1/29 (3%) | Mix−1/31 (3%) | ||||||||||
*
Sample N, number of analyzed samples in the given category/total number of obtained samples;
**
244, the total number of volunteers which were in contact with animals.