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Protein profiles as an aid to taxonomy in the genus Diphyllobothrium
Zeitschrift Fur Parasitenkunde (Berlin, Germany)
|April 15, 1977
Abstract:
Specific and distinct protein profiles were demonstrated by isoelectric focusing performed on soluble whole-body proteins of four Diphyllobothrium species. The protein patterns differed in number, position and relative density of the fractions separated. Altogether 31-36 protein bands per species were separated by isoelectric focusing in thin-layer polyacrylamide gels. The results show that sensitive chemotaxonomic methods can be used to help characterize and delimit species in the troublesome Diphyllobothrium group.