BioMed Research International

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Genetic Diversity and Distribution of Blastocystis Subtype 3 in Human Populations, with Special Reference to a Rural Population in Central Mexico

Table 2

Estimates of based on the SSU-rDNA variation observed between different geographical populations of the parasite Blastocystis ST3.
PopulationMorelosLatin AmericaEurasia
Morelos---  
Latin America--- 
Eurasia---
Latin America: Blastocystis populations of North and South America (i.e., Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina), except that of Morelos. Eurasia: Blastocystis populations of Europe and Asia (i.e., Nepal, Switzerland, Iraq, Italy, and France). Probability obtained by a permutation test with 50,000 replicates. ns: not significant.