Abstract
SDS-PAGE and iso-enzyme analysis of 11 human isolates of Blastocystis hominis revealed at least two variants with different polypeptide patterns and two zymodemes, respectively. This is the first iso-enzyme and the second protein analysis to indicate strain differences in B. hominis.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Blastocystis Infections / parasitology*
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Blastocystis hominis / chemistry*
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Blastocystis hominis / enzymology
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Blastocystis hominis / pathogenicity
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Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
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Feces / parasitology
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology*
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase / analysis
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Hexokinase / analysis
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Humans
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Isoenzymes / analysis*
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Malate Dehydrogenase / analysis
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Phosphoglucomutase / analysis
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Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / analysis
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Protozoan Proteins / analysis*
Substances
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Isoenzymes
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Protozoan Proteins
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Malate Dehydrogenase
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malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)
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Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
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Hexokinase
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
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Phosphoglucomutase