Fluorescently-labeled oligonucleotide probes can be used to identify protistan food vacuole contents

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 300-304

  Gunderson, John H ^a   Goss, Susan H ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybridization; rRNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTISTA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0031194181     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05670.x     Document Type: Article

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