Protein typing by disc electrophoresis of some species of trypanosomes with special emphasis to Trypanosoma cruzi
Ebert, F.; Schudnagis, R.; Mühlpfordt, H.
Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie 29(1): 115-118
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-4208 PMID: 347650 Document Number: 129636
Proteins extracted from culture forms of T. cruzi, T. cruzi-like strains, T. rangeli, T. conhorrini and T. dionisii were separated by disc electrophoresis. The electrophoretic protein patterns of all strains were highly reproducible. Each of these strains have their own fingerprints and the Trypanosoma spp. could be identified by some typical specific protein bands. It was not possible to distinguish between the human strains of T. cruzi and the T. cruzi-like strains isolated from other sources.