Molecular characterization of the D surface protein gene subfamily in Paramecium primaurelia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-313

  Bourgain Guglielmetti, Florence M ^a,b   Caron, Francois M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UF de Génétique Moléculaire HÔpital Lariboisière   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative DNA rearrangements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM PRIMAURELIA;

EID: 0030197946     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb03993.x     Document Type: Article

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