Ultrastructure of microsporidian spore wall: The encephalitozoon cuniculi exospore

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Bigliardi, Elisa ^a   Gatti, Simonetta ^b   Sacchi, Luciano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Scientific Istitute of Pavia IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitin; Deep etching; Freeze fracture; Microsporidian exospore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000952321     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356166     Document Type: Article

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