Ca2+ accumulation in the hydrogenosomes of Neocallimastix frontalis L2: A mitochondrial-like physiological role

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-232

  Biagini, Giancarlo A ^a   Van Der Giezen, Mark ^b   Hill, Bethan ^a   Winters, Carole ^a   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungus; Calcium phosphate inclusion; Hydrogenosome; Transmembrane pH gradient

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030893415     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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