Table 1 The prevalence and genotype distribution of microsporidia in pet rabbits in southwestern China
Location | No. positive/No. tested (%) | PCR positive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. bieneusi | E. cuniculi | E. intestinalis | Mixed infection | |||||
No. (%) | Genotype (n) | No. (%) | Genotype (n) | No. (%) | No. (%) | Genotype (n) | ||
Chengdu | 70/313 (22.4) | 44 (14.1) | SC02 (21), I (6), J (5), N, (8), SCR01 (1), SCR02 (1), SCR06 (2) | 17 (5.4) | I (11), II (6) | 7 (2.2) | 2 (0.6) | SC02 + I (1), J + I (1) |
Luzhou | 9/75 (12.0) | 7 (9.3) | SC02 (3), I (3), J (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 0 | 0 |
Yaan | 50/106 (47.2) | 25 (23.6) | SC02 (8), I (7), I (5), N (3), SCR04 (1), CHY1 (1) | 15 (14.2) | I (8), II (7) | 7 (6.6) | 3 (2.8) | SC02 + I (2), J + II (1) |
Ziyang | 16/90 (17.8) | 14 (15.6) | SC02 (7), I (2), SCR05 (2), SCR07 (3) | 2 (2.2) | II (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 145/584 (24.8) | 90 (15.4) | SC02 (39), I (21), N (13), J (6), CHY1 (1), SCR01 (1), SCR02 (1), SCR04 (1), SCR05 (2), SCR06 (2), SCR07 (3) | 34 (5.8) | I (19), II (15) | 16 (2.7) | 5 (0.9) | SC02 + I (3), J + II (1), J + I (1) |