Cellulase activity of Leishmania major in the sandfly vector and in culture

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 216-219

  Jacobson, Raymond L ^a   Schlein, Yosef ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cellobiohydrolase; Cellulose; Endoglucanase; Leishmania major; Phlebotomus papatasi; Trypanosomatids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; HERPETOMONAS MUSCARUM; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEPTOMONAS SEYMOURI; LIZARD LEISHMANIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0031149596     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05703.x     Document Type: Article

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