TABLE 1.
Origin of Entamoeba samples
| Isolate | Strain origin | DNA origin | Entamoeba sp. | Sourcea | Clinical diagnosisb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.156N | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 22.211L | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 22.212M | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 29.284N | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 36.352L | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 41.410K | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 49.484L | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 49.485L | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 49.486L | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 50.503I | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 59.595K | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 62.628K | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 88.881H | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 94.943I | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 99.996G | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| 11691 | South Africa | Lysate (xenic) | E. dispar | A | Asymptomatic cyst passer |
| A1 | Colombia | DNA (xenic) | E. dispar | B | Asymptomatic |
| SAW 760 | England | Culture (monoxenic) | E. dispar | C | Asymptomatic cyst passer# |
| HM-1:IMSS | Mexico | Culture (axenic) | E. histolytica | C | Amebic dysentery# |
| DKB | England | Culture (axenic) | E. histolytica | D | Amebic dysentery# |
| Rahman | England/India | Culture (axenic) | E. histolytica | D | Asymptomatic cyst passer# |
| HB-301:NIH | Burma | Culture (axenic) | E. histolytica | D | Amebic dysentery# |
| IULA:0593:2 | Venezuela | Culture (axenic) | E. histolytica | E | Amebic dysentery |
| 887C | Malaysia/Australia | DNA (xenic) | E. histolytica | F | Diarrhea |
| RPS | Brazil | DNA (axenic) | E. histolytica | G | Asymptomatic |
| 462 | Brazil | DNA (axenic) | E. histolytica | G | Asymptomatic |
| J2 | Japan | Lysate (axenic) | E. histolytica | H | Colitis |
| J3 | Japan | Lysate (axenic) | E. histolytica | H | Colitis |
| J5 | Japan | Lysate (axenic) | E. histolytica | H | Asymptomatic |
| 66-1 | Vietnam | DNA (fecal) | E. histolytica | I | Asymptomatic carrier |
Source code definitions are as follows: A, T. F. H. G. Jackson and S. Reddy, Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa, Robinson's medium; B, A. Aguirre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Robinson's medium, purified DNA provided; C, this laboratory, LYI-S-2 medium; D, D. Nolder, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, TYI-S-33 medium; E, J. P. Ackers and A. Shire, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, YI-S medium; F, J. Williams, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Robinson's medium, purified DNA provided; G, M. A. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, TYI-S-33 medium, purified DNA provided; H, S. Kobayashi and T. Takeuchi, Keio University, Japan, TYI-S-33 medium; I, E. Tannich, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany, purified DNA provided, extracted with the Qiagen stool DNA extraction kit.
Clinical diagnosis was provided by the supplier of the sample except for those marked with pound signs, where the information was obtained from the catalogue of the American Type Culture Collection (www.atcc.org).