A symbiont-produced protein and bacterial symbiosis in Amoeba proteus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 614-619

  Pak, Jeong W ^a   Jeon, Kwang W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Endosymbionts; Monoclonal antibody; Symbiosis; Symbiosome

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA PROTEUS; AMOEBA PROTEUS SYMBIOTIC BACTERIUM; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031278822     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05968.x     Document Type: Article

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