Table 1.

Identification of T. spiralis ES proteins with 30–40 kDa recognized by mouse infection sera at 18 DPI using MALDI-TOF/TOF-MS.

Spot no.	Protein name	Accession Number	Theoretical pI/Mr	MOWSE score	Coverage (%)	Number matched peptides	P value
1	Deoxyribonuclease II	gi∣316974621	5.95/38.1	151	12	7	2.6e − 011
2	Conserved hypothetical protein	gi∣316966524	4.85/28.5	118	8	2	5.3e − 008
3	Deoxyribonuclease II	gi∣316974621	5.95/38.1	169	16	5	4.2e − 013
4	Deoxyribonuclease II	gi∣316974621	5.95/38.1	239	25	7	4.2e − 020
5	Deoxyribonuclease II	gi∣316974621	5.95/38.1	404	29	7	1.3e − 036
6	Antigen targeted by protective antibodies	gi∣404638	4.76/31.7	292	30	6	2.1e − 025
7	Antigen targeted by protective antibodies	gi∣404638	4.76/31.7	354	30	6	1.3e − 031
8	Serine protease	gi∣168805931	5.97/35.7	470	30	8	3.3e − 043
9	Serine protease	gi∣168805931	5.97/35.7	291	29	6	2.6e − 025
10	Serine protease	gi∣168805933	6.33/48.7	425	24	9	1.1e − 038