Table 2.
Animal samples collected from various hosts from three different areas in Sichuan Wolong National Nature reserve in Sichuan Province, southwestern China.
| Host | Scientific name | GD | YC | NT | No. of Blastocystis-positive/overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primates | |||||
| Tibetan macaque | Macaca thibetana | 3 | 0/3 | ||
| Snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus roxellanae | 2 | 1/2 | ||
| Artiodactyla | |||||
| Sambar | Rusa unicolor | 18 | 13 | 8 | 8/39 |
| Sika deer | Cervus nippon | 14 | 5/14 | ||
| Long-tailed goral | Naemorhedus griseus | 15 | 2 | 5/17 | |
| Crested deer | Elaphodus cephalophus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4/8 |
| Chinese antelope | Capricornis milneedwardsii | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Dwarf musk deer | Moschus berezovskii | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0/19 |
| Takin | Budorcas taxicolor | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0/25 |
| Blue sheep | Pseudois nayaur | 34 | 8 | 3/42 | |
| Tibetan antelope | Pantholops hodgsonii | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Yak | Bos mutus | 15 | 0/15 | ||
| Gaur | Bos gaurus | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Goral | Naemorhedus goral | 10 | 0/10 | ||
| Wild pig | Sus scrofa | 4 | 0/4 | ||
| Rodentia | |||||
| Porcupine | Hystrix hodgsoni | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1/7 |
| Carnivora | |||||
| Sand badger | Arctonyx collaris | 2 | 1 | 1/3 | |
| Lesser panda | Ailurus fulgens | 2 | 8 | 0/10 | |
| Leopard cat | Prionailurus bengalensis | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1/10 |
| Giant panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0/40 |
| Stone Marten | Martes foina | 2 | 0/2 | ||
| Swinhoe | Paguma larvata taivana | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Asiatic black bear | Ursus thibetanus | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Jackal | Cuon alpinus | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Snow leopard | Panthera uncia | 6 | 13 | 0/19 | |
| Galliformes | |||||
| Blood Pheasant | Ithaginis cruentus | 1 | 0/1 | ||
| Phasianus versicolor | Lophophorus lhuysii | 2 | 0/2 | ||
| Total | 127 | 93 | 80 | 30/300 | |
GD = Genda; YC = Yinchanggou; NT Niutoushan.