Table 2 Examples of unicellular eukaryotes and helminthes identified in biological and environmental samples
Primer | Known parasite pool | Stool pools | Soil samples | Water samples | Trap contents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amoebozoa | Dictyostelium discoideum (100) | Endolimax nana (87) | Sorosphaerula veronicae (100) | Lecythium hyalinum (100) | Â |
| Â | Â | Entamoeba hartmanni (100) | Filamoeba nolandi (97) | Phalansterium sp. (84) | Â |
| Â | Â | Entamoeba dispar (100) | Dictyamoeba vorax (89) | Stramenopile sp. (99) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Polymyxa graminis (99) | Kraken carinae (98) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Cercozoa sp. (97) | Leptophryidae sp. (97) | Â |
Apicomplexa B | Cryptosporidium sp. (100) | Â | Â | Â | Plasmodium gallinaceum (98) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Plasmodium cathemerium (99) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Plasmodium juxtanucleare (94) |
Apicomplexa C | Theileria parva (100) | Â | Paraschneideria metamorphosa (97) | Â | Â |
| Â | Cryptosporidium sp. (100) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Blastocystis | Â | Blastocystis sp. (100) | Â | Â | Â |
Diplomonadida | Giardia intestinalis (100) | Enteromonas hominis (100) | Â | Hexamita inflata (97) | Â |
| Â | Â | Giardia intestinalis (100) | Â | Hexamita nelsoni (94) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Trepomonas steinii (96) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Trepomonas sp. (94) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Hexamita inflata (99) | Â |
Kinetoplastida | Leishmania sp. (100) | Â | Rhynchomonas nasuta (94) | Rhynchomonas nasuta (100) | Crithidia dedva (93) |
| Â | Trypanosoma brucei (100) | Â | Bodonidae sp./Neobodo designis (79) | Neobodo designis (90) | Crithidia sp./Leptomonas sp./Wallaceina sp. (99) |
| Â | Â | Â | Cryptaulax sp. (95) | Procryptobia sorokini (99) | Herpetomonas sp./Herpetomonas isaaci (89) |
| Â | Â | Â | Phanerobia pelophila/Dimastigella trypaniformis (93) | Parabodo caudatus (99) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Dimastigella trypaniformis (98) | Bodo saltans (100) | Â |
Microsporidia | Encephalitozoon cuniculi (100) | Enterocytozoon bieneusi (100) | Â | Microsporidium sp. (95) | Pleistophora sp. (100) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Microsporidium sp. (98) |
Nematoda A | Acanthocheilonema viteae (100) | Enterobius vermicularis (100) | Mesocriconema sp. (100) | Â | Abursanema iranicum (95) |
| Â | Â | Â | Filenchus sp./Tylenchidae sp. (100) | Â | Â |
Nematoda B | Acanthocheilonema viteae (100) | Â | Â | Â | Abursanema iranicum/Sphaerularia vespae (92) |
Nematoda C | Â | Â | Diphtherophora sp. (99) | Â | Mermithidae sp. (92) |
| Â | Â | Â | Prismatolaimus sp. (100) | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Alaimus parvus (99) | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Pellioditis sp. (99) | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Oscheius sp. (100) | Â | Â |
Platyhelminthes | Schistosoma sp. (99) | Â | Â | Cura pinguis (98) | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Girardia tigrina (92) | Â |