The Hamster Model for Identification of Specific Antigens of Taenia solium Tapeworms

Table 2

Recognition percentage of the different bands in tapeworm E/S Ag of Taenia solium by 33 hamster sera infected with T. solium tapeworms.

Band (kDa)	Serum number	Recognition (%)
85	4 (23,24,25,26)	9
80	C+, 15 (2,6,8,19,22,24–33)	45
77	C+, 23 (2,5,6,8,10,12,16,20,23–26,27,29–33)	69
72	C+, 27 (2–5,7,8,10–12,15,16,18–33)	81
52	C+, 16 (2–8,19–25,29,32)	48
48	C+, 27 (2–5,7,8,10–14,16,19–33)	81
43	4 (15,18,21,22)	12
36	C+, 30 (1–5,7–14,16,18-33)	90
30	C+, 5 (19,21,24, 32,33)	15
27	C+, 4 (22,23,24,25)	12
25	C+, 1 (19)	3
24	C+, 29 (1–5,7–12,14,16,17,19–33)	88
22	C+, 22 (1–14,16–20,26,27,31)	66
19	C+, 4 (2,5,27,28)	12
17	C+, 10 (2,5,16,25–28,30,32,33)	30
15	4 (1,2,7,29)	12