*2.3. Cryptosporidium felis Subtypes Identified*

Altogether, 15 subtypes were identified, with two subtypes in samples SCAU392 and SCAU754 having nucleotide sequences identical to the XIXa-39 and XIXa-40 subtypes (GenBank reference sequences MH240852 and MH240853) from humans in the United Kingdom, respectively (Table 1). According to the nomenclature system of the XIXa subtypes [18], the 13 new subtypes were named XIXa-81 (3), XIXa-82 (1), XIXa-83 (1), XIXa-84 (1), XIXa-85 (1), XIXa-86 (1), XIXa-87 (2), XIXa-88 (2), XIXa-89 (2), XIXa-90 (1), XIXa-91 (1), XIXa-92 (1), and XIXa-93 (1).
