All reports of Blastocystis sp. and its subtypes isolated from different types of water regarding method of detection and characterization, worldwide
| No. . | Country . | Sample . | Subtype . | Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. . | Method of detection . | References . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (Asia) | Treated wastewater | ST2, ST6, ST8 | 5/12 | PCR sequencing | Current study |
| 2 | Malaysia (Asia) | River water | ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST8, ST10 | 27.7% | PCR sequencing | Ithoi et al. (2011) |
| 3 | Malaysia (Asia) | Wastewater | – | Influent 50%, effluent 28% | Microscopy | Suresh et al. (2005) |
| 3 | Thailand (Asia) | Drinking water | ST1, ST2 | – | PCR-RFLP | Leelayoova et al. (2008) |
| 4 | Philippines (Asia) | Wastewater treatment plants | ST1, ST2 | Influent 23%, effluent 7% | PCR sequencing | Banaticla & Rivera (2011) |
| 5 | Turkey (Europe) | River water, drinking water | ST1, ST3 | 10% | PCR sequencing | Koloren et al. (2018) |
| 6 | Italy (Europe) | Non-potable drinking water | ST1 | Positive | PCR-RFLP | Angelici et al. (2018) |
| 7 | Egypt (Africa) | Ponds and canal water | – | 15.87% | Microscopy | Khalifa et al. (2014) |
| 8 | Egypt (Africa) | Potable water tanks, river | – | 1% | Microscopy | Elshazly et al. (2007) |
| 9 | Venezuela (South America) | River water | – | – | Microscopy | Mora et al. (2010) |
| No. . | Country . | Sample . | Subtype . | Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. . | Method of detection . | References . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran (Asia) | Treated wastewater | ST2, ST6, ST8 | 5/12 | PCR sequencing | Current study |
| 2 | Malaysia (Asia) | River water | ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST8, ST10 | 27.7% | PCR sequencing | Ithoi et al. (2011) |
| 3 | Malaysia (Asia) | Wastewater | – | Influent 50%, effluent 28% | Microscopy | Suresh et al. (2005) |
| 3 | Thailand (Asia) | Drinking water | ST1, ST2 | – | PCR-RFLP | Leelayoova et al. (2008) |
| 4 | Philippines (Asia) | Wastewater treatment plants | ST1, ST2 | Influent 23%, effluent 7% | PCR sequencing | Banaticla & Rivera (2011) |
| 5 | Turkey (Europe) | River water, drinking water | ST1, ST3 | 10% | PCR sequencing | Koloren et al. (2018) |
| 6 | Italy (Europe) | Non-potable drinking water | ST1 | Positive | PCR-RFLP | Angelici et al. (2018) |
| 7 | Egypt (Africa) | Ponds and canal water | – | 15.87% | Microscopy | Khalifa et al. (2014) |
| 8 | Egypt (Africa) | Potable water tanks, river | – | 1% | Microscopy | Elshazly et al. (2007) |
| 9 | Venezuela (South America) | River water | – | – | Microscopy | Mora et al. (2010) |