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Animals harboring certain &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt; subtypes (STs) may serve as a potential source of human infection. However, information about the prevalence and genetic diversity of &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt; in alpacas is limited. In the present study, a total of 366 fecal samples from alpacas in Shanxi Province, northern China, were examined for &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt; by PCR amplification of the small subunit rRNA gene, followed by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The prevalence of &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt; in alpacas was 23.8%, and gender difference in the prevalence of &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt;was observed. The most predominant &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt; ST was ST10, followed by ST14 and ST5. The detection of ST5, a potentially zoonotic genotype, indicates that alpacas harboring ST5 could be a potential source of human infection with &lt;i&gt;Blastocystis&lt;\/i&gt;. 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