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The protein profiles of Blastocystis hominis, B. lapemi, and B. ratti were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and species could be differentiated by this means as well as by Western-blot analysis with polyclonal antibodies. No intraspecies difference could be distinguished between the two B. hominis isolates or the three B. ratti isolates. Western-blot analysis showed extensive cross-reactivity of B. lapemi and B. hominis antigens with anti-B. ratti serum. Some of the cross-reactive antigens were glycoproteins as determined on the basis of their sensitivity to periodate treatment.
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Received: 25 September 1998 / Accepted: 14 October 1998
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Chen, X., Singh, M., Ho, L. et al. Characterization of protein profiles and cross-reactivity of Blastocystis antigens by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblot analysis. Parasitol Res 85, 343–346 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360050559
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360050559