Figure 1
From: Banding pattern indicative of echinococcosis in a commercial cysticercosis western blot
Examples of cross-reactivity profiles in sera of patients with alveolar and cystic echinococcosis tested in the cysticercosis Western blot. Strip 1, cysticercosis positive control. Molecular size markers in kDa are shown. The band at 12 kDa is absent in this serum. Strip 2, cysticercosis negative control. Strip 3, AE serum with Mikado-aspect only. Strip 4, AE serum with band at approx. 7 kDa. Strip 5, AE serum with both Mikado-aspect and 7 kDa-band. Strip 6, AE serum which demonstrated the T1 triplet (small triangles) and various other bands. Strip 7, CE serum with both Mikado-aspect and 7 kDa-band. Strip 8, CE serum with 7 kDa-band and triplets T1 (small triangles above 50-55 kDa) and T2 (small triangles below 40 kDa). Strip 9, Echinococcus Western blot positive control with AE serum. Molecular size markers in kDa are shown. Abbreviations: AE, alveolar echinococcosis; CE, cystic echinococcosis