Table 2.

Molecular weight and frequency of protein bands of Blastocystis isolates in GI (CRC group), GII (Non-CRC symptomatic sub-group) and GIII (Non-CRC asymptomatic sub-group), analyzed by SDS–PAGE

MW of bands (kDa)	Group						P value
	GI		GII		GIII
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
230	3	42.9	0	0	0	0	0.047
200	3	42.9	3	50	1	16.7	0.448
180	0	0	1	16.7	0	0	0.319
135	2	28.6	4	66.7	1	16.7	0.169
130	0	0	1	16.7	0	0	0.319
127	0	0	0	0	1	16.7	0.319
112	0	0	0	0	1	16.7	0.319
100	5	71.4	3	50	3	50	0.659
95	1	14.3	1	16.7	0	0	0.591
90	3	42.9	2	33.3	2	33.3	0.917
75	4	57.1	3	50	3	50	0.956
65	1	14.3	1	16.7	0	0	0.519
64	3	42.9	4	66.7	3	50	0.648
58	6	85.7	3	50	2	33.3	0.095
56	2	28.6	0	0	4	66.7	0.045
50	1	14.3	1	16.7	2	33.3	0.668
48	1	14.3	3	50	1	16.7	0.331
47	2	28.6	1	16.7	0	0	0.370
45	1	14.3	1	16.7	1	16.7	0.990
40	3	42.9	1	16.7	1	16.7	0.458
38	2	28.6	3	50	6	100	0.030
32	3	42.9	0	0	0	0	0.047
30	0	0	2	33.3	0	0	0.088
25	3	42.9	3	50	4	66.7	0.684
22	2	28.6	4	66.7	1	16.7	0.169
20	2	28.6	0	0	1	16.7	0.370
18	1	14.3	3	50	1	16.7	0.280
17	2	28.6	1	16.7	1	16.7	0.828
14	2	28.6	3	50	3	50	0.659
12	3	42.9	4	66.7	2	33.3	0.489

The cells in italics show bands of statistical significance in the studied groups