The surface charge of trypanosomatids of the genus Trypanosoma.

Abstract

Cell electrophoresis was used for determination of the electrophoretic mobility (EPM) of epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of several isolates of Trypanosoma cruzi and some stocks of other members of the Schizotrypanum subgenus, such as T. dionisii, T. vespertilionis and T. myoti. The EPM of T. brucei, T. rangeli, and T. conorhini was also determined. The results obtained show that the EPM values can be useful to distinguish the parasites.