Formation of the Giardia cyst wall: Studies on extracellular assembly using immunogold labeling and high resolution field emission SEM

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 416-430

  Erlandsen, Stanley L ^a   Macechko, Paul T ^a   Van Keulen, Harry ^b   Jarroll, Edward L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter electron imaging; Giardia lamblia; membrane; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030249466     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb05053.x     Document Type: Article

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