The DNA of ciliated protozoa

Microbiological Reviews

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 233-267

  Prescott, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

CILIATE; DNA DETERMINATION; INTRON; MACRONUCLEUS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICRONUCLEUS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA; TRANSPOSON;

CILIOPHORA; HYPOTRICHIA; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 0028231010     PISSN: 01460749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.58.2.233-267.1994     Document Type: Review

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