Table 3.
Genetic diversity studies
| Genetic locus | Method | Origin of samples studied | Diversity (genotypes/sample number) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serine Rich E. histolytica Protein | Diverse laboratory strains | 11/18 | Clark & Diamond, 1993 | |
| (SREHP) | Bangladesh | 34/54 | Ayeh-Kumi et al, 2001 | |
| PCR-RFLP | Republic of Georgia | 4/8 | Simonishvili et al., 2005 | |
| Institution for the mentally retarded, Philppines | 6/74 | Rivera et al., 2006 | ||
| Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Africa | 33/61 | Samie et al., 2008 | ||
| Sequencing | Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh | 37/79 | Haghighi et al., 2003 | |
| Chitinase | Sequencing | Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh | 9/79 | Haghighi et al., 2003 |
| Rural population, Mexico (E. dispar) | 13/60 | Ramos et al., 2005c | ||
| tRNA-linked STR loci (locus ID) | PCR | South Africa | 5/41 (D-A), 10/41 (I-W), 4/41 (E-Y), 5/41 (Y-E), 9/41 (V-F), 8/41 (F-V) | Zaki, 2002 |
| Brazil (E. dispar) | 6/39 (D-A), 19/39 (I-W) | Pinheiro et al., 2005 | ||
| Bangladesh | 10/111 (S-D), 6/111 (R-R), 10/111 (N-K2) | Ali et al., 2007 | ||
| 10/111 (S-Q), 4/111 (D-A), 5/111 (A-L) | ||||
| Sequencing | Japan, Thailand, Bangladesh | 13/79 (D-A), 15/79 (I-W) | Haghighi et al., 2003 | |
| Primarily Bangladesh | 17/128 (S-D), 12/136 (R-R), 18/53 (N-K2) | Tawari et al., 2008 |