The products and pathways of glucose catabolism in Herpetomonas muscarum ingenoplastis and Herpetomonas muscarum muscarum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-51

  Redman, Christopher A ^a   Coombs, Graham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetate; ethanol; fumarate reductase; propionate; succinate

Indexed keywords

HERPETOMONAS; HERPETOMONAS MUSCARUM MUSCARUM; INSECTA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031049219     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05690.x     Document Type: Article

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