title: Malic dehydrogenase patterns in different strains of Schistosoma japonicum and subspecies of Oncomelania hupensis.
abstract: Malic dehydrogenase (MDH) of the Formosan Philippine and Indonesian Strains of Schistosoma japonicum and 3 subspecies of snails, Oncomelania hupensis formosana, O. h. quadrasi, and O. h. lindoensis were identified by disc electrophoresis with 10.5% acrylamide gel columns using tris-malic buffer. Male worm extracts of S. japonicum demonstrated 3, 2, and 2 clear MDH patterns and female worm extracts showed patterns of 2, 1 and 1 for the Formosan, Philippine and Indonesian strains of the parasite, respectively. MDH patterns were the same for all 3 subspecies of snails; one major and one minor band being found in all.
mesh_terms: D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D012908:Snails / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase