Table 1 The prevalence, propagule densities and other statistics for the genera and families of parasites found. Since identification to the species level from propagules was often not possible, we define OTUs based upon propagule morphological differences. Two strategies are applied for this, the conservative one ignores smaller differences, the liberal makes use of subtle characters for differentiation.
| Â | Conservative | Liberal | prevalence | abundance | mean | var | var/mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphyllobothrium | 1 | 3 | 0.528 | 1400.588 | 740.311 | 3238786 | 4374.897 |
Hookworm | 1 | 1 | 0.014 | 0.422 | 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.422 |
Taenia | 3 | 3 | 0.014 | 3119.471 | 44.563 | 63212.43 | 1418.468 |
Toxocara | 1 | 1 | 0.028 | 2.625 | 0.075 | 0.205 | 2.737 |
Toxascaris | 1 | 4 | 0.228 | 22.268 | 5.089 | 714.486 | 140.372 |
Lungworm | 1 | 1 | 0.085 | 22.267 | 1.908 | 210.045 | 110.047 |
Capillaria | 1 | 1 | 0.014 | 0.095 | 0.001 | 0.0001 | 0.095 |
Paragonimus | 1 | 1 | 0.028 | 1.238 | 0.035 | 0.081 | 2.290 |
Unidentified | 3 | 6 | 0.057 | 1.225 | 0.070 | 0.166 | 2.382 |