Table 3 Morphological group and cyst diameter for the clinical isolates and percentage of sequence similarity with homologous sequences
From: Acanthamoeba-mediated cytopathic effect correlates with MBP and AhLBP mRNA expression
Acanthamoeba isolate | Group | Cyst diameter ± SEM (μm) | BLAST result similarity to homologous sequence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
UKMAC1 | III | 15.21 ± 0.17 | A. culbertsoni Diamond (100%) |
UKMAC2 | III | 15.13 ± 0.30 | A. culbertsoni Diamond (100%) |
UKMAC3 | III | 15.07 ± 0.24 | A. culbertsoni Diamond (100%) |
AC20 | III | 13.43 ± 0.15 | A. culbertsoni Diamond (100%) |
UKMAC5 | II | 16.54 ± 0.17 | A. castellanii CDC:0184:V014 (99%) |
UKMAC7 | II | 16.55 ± 0.19 | A. castellanii CDC:0184:V014 (99%) |
UKMAC8 | II | 16.46 ± 0.09 | A. castellanii CDC:0184:V014 (99%) |
UKMAC9 | II | 17.20 ± 0.23 | A. polyphaga strain ATCC30461 (100%) |
UKMAC6 (~ 99% UKMAC9) | II | 16.73 ± 0.52 | A. polyphaga strain ATCC30461 (99%) |
UKMAC4 | II | 16.29 ± 0.27 | A. hatchetti strain 2HH (98%) |