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Figures
- FIG. 1.
Colony of P. insidiosum (4 days old) on SGA (pH 6.9).
- FIG. 2.
(A to C) Zoospore production inside the zoosporangium at time intervals of 3 min. (D to F) Rapid release of zoospores.
- FIG. 3.
(A) Biflagellate zoospore. (B) Encysted zoospore. (C) Germinated zoospore.
- FIG. 4.
Single PCR amplification of DNA from four human isolates of P. insidiosum with primers ITSpy1 and ITSpy2 (lanes 1 to 4). The leftmost lane contained a 100-bp DNA ladder marker.
- FIG. 5.
Immunoblot of P. insidiosum antigens. Lane 1, reaction with serum from a pythiosis patient. Lanes 2 to 4 and lane N, reactions with serum from a penicilliosis patient, preimmunized rabbit antiserum, immunized rabbit antiserum, and pooled human sera (from healthy persons), respectively. Relative molecular masses are shown on the left in kilodaltons.
Tables
- TABLE 1.
P. insidiosum isolates recovered from patients with pythiosis and used in this study
Isolate Clinical specimen Underlying disease of patient MMC44P21-1 Tissue biopsy from left leg Thalassemia MMC44P21-2 Tissue biopsy from right ankle Leukemia with bone marrow transplantation MMC45P21-1 Craniotomy from brain tissue Thalassemia MMC45P21-2 Corneal specimen from left eye Unknown
