Table 2.

Distribution and percentages of ST1, ST2 and ST3 isolates among the Lebanese population living in North Lebanon region and the Syrian refugee cohort.

Cohort	Blastocystis sp. STs			Reference
	ST1	ST2	ST3
Lebanon	12 (34.3%)	12 (34.3%)	11 (31.4%)	[35]
Lebanon	35 (25.4%)	39 (28.2%)	64 (46.4%)	[4]
Lebanon	8 (14.8%)	11 (20.4%)	35 (64.8%)	[16]
Lebanon	13 (26.0%)	12 (24.0%)	25 (50.0%)	[36]
Total Lebanon	68 (24.5%)	74 (26.7%)	135 (48.8%)
Syrian refugees	43 (26.4%)	31 (19.0%)	89 (54.6%)	Present study