Detection of penicillin-binding proteins in the endosymbiont of the trypanosomatid Crithidia deanei

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 492-496

  Motta, Maria Cristina M ^a   Leal, Luis Henrique M ^a,b   De Souza, Wanderley ^a,c   De Almeida, Darcy F ^a   Ferreira, Luis Carlos S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy analysis; Peptidoglycan layer; 3H benzylpenicillin; lactam antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA DEANEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0030987576     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05729.x     Document Type: Article

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