In vitro excystation of Spironucleus muris

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-64

  Koudela, Bretislav ^a   Karr, Craig D ^b   Meyer, Ernest A ^c   Meyer, Barbara ^c   Jarroll, Edward L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diplomonadida; Hexamita muris; Protozoan cysts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; FLAGELLATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RODENT DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPLOMONADIDA; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, SCID; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RODENT DISEASES;

EID: 0030060537     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb02473.x     Document Type: Article

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