Anaerobiosis-induced differentiation of Acanthamoeba castellanii

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-153

  Turner, Neil A ^a   Biagini, Giancarlo A ^a   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Anaerobiosis; Differentiation; Encystation; Excystation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GROWTH RATE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031431258     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00468-0     Document Type: Article

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