Crithidia fasciculata induces encystation of Entamoeba invadens in a galactose-dependent manner

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 705-710

  Cho, John ^a   Eichinger, Daniel ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE;

CYST; FLAGELLATE; FORMATION MECHANISM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTAMOEBA; GALACTOSE;

ANIMALIA; CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA FASCICULATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0031816795     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284574     Document Type: Article

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