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A Comparison of Spore Polypeptides in Microsporidia from a Grasshopper Control Program 1
Author(s) -
Streett D. A.,
Henry J. E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03069.x
Subject(s) - microsporidia , spore , biology , nosema , grasshopper , polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis , sodium dodecyl sulfate , gel electrophoresis , botany , biochemistry , ecology , enzyme
Spore polypeptide profiles of Nosema locustae and an unidentified microsporidium infecting Aulocara elliotti and Psoloessa delicatula are compared with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Unique spore polypeptide profiles are not detected for the unknown microsporidium from A. elliotti and P. delicatula whereas these profiles are distinctly different from N. locustae spore polypeptide profiles. These results indicate that the microsporidium is not a polymorphic form of N. locustae but a separate species.