PROTEIN AND DNA EVIDENCE FOR 2 DEMES OF BLASTOCYSTIS-HOMINIS FROM HUMANS

被引:43
作者
BOREHAM, PFL
UPCROFT, JA
DUNN, LA
机构
[1] Queensland Institute of Medical Research, The Bancroft Centre, Brisbane, QLD 4006, 300 Herston Road, Herston
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
BLASTOCYSTIS-HOMINIS; DEMES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; CHROMOSOME HYBRIDIZATION;
D O I
10.1016/0020-7519(92)90079-Z
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Analysis of 10 stocks of Blastocystis hominis isolated from human stools revealed two discrete groups of organisms. Proteins of the two groups were immunologically distinct and hybridization with random probes generated from the DNA of one stock showed that the DNA content of the two groups was different. Further studies are required to determine whether these should be classified as discrete species or whether these groups are epidemiologically significant.
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