Phylogenetic position of Blastocystis hominis that contains cytochrome-free mitochondria, inferred from the protein phylogeny of elongation factor 1α

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-245

  Nakamura, Yoshihiro ^a   Hashimoto, Tetsuo ^b   Yoshikawa, Hisao ^c   Kamaishi, Takashi ^a,d   Nakamura, Fuminori ^a   Okamoto, Ken Ichi ^a   Hasegawa, Masami ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

^c NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Elongation factor 1 ; Protein phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

CYTOCHROME; ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MEMBRANE BINDING; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CYTOCHROMES; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

EID: 0029954693     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02600-X     Document Type: Article

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