Skip to main content

Table 4 Prevalence and ITS genotype distribution of E. bieneusi in different age groups of sheep

From: Prevalence and genetic diversity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in sheep in China

Age

No. of specimens

No. positive (%)

95% CI

Genotype (no. of samples)

Pre-weaned lambs

292

73 (25.0)a

20.1–30.4

BEB6 (54), CHS8 (12), CHG3 (2), COS-I (1), CHG1 (1), CHHLJS2 (1), CHNXS1 (1), CHXJS1 (1)

Post-weaned lambs

325

72 (22.2)a

17.8–27.1

BEB6 (47), CHS8 (11), CHS7 (2), COS-I (2), CHG1 (2), CHG3 (2), CHHLJS1 (2), CHSDS2 (2), NESH5 (1), CHHLJS2 (1)

Adult sheep

336

49 (14.6)b

11.0–18.8

BEB6 (28), CHS8 (9), CHG1 (9), CHS7 (1), CHG3 (1), CHHLJS1 (1)

Total

953

194 (20.4)

17.8–23.1

 
  1. Note: Different superscript letters within columns represent significant differences between groups (P < 0.05)