Total protein analysis of acanthamoeba culbertsoni from water sites in Egypt as compared with those of other acanthamoeba species and strains from other geographical areas

ABSTRACT

Total protein analysis of Acanthamoeba culbertsoni from Egypt, .new York [U.S.A] and India by using polyacrylamide gel dectrophoresis [PAGE] resulted in almost identical protein patterns with minor variations among the three A. culbertsoni strains. The protein patterns of A. culbertsoni strains revealed differences from that of A. castellanii from London. The percentage similarity of A. culbertsoni strains was clearly distinguished from each other and the Egyptian strain was more related to the Indian strain [P.S. = 53] than to the New York strain [P.S. = 30]