A gene encoding the plant-like alternative oxidase is present in Phytomonas but absent in Leishmania spp.

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 426-430

  Van Hellemond, Jaap J ^a   Simons, Bert ^a   Millenaar, Frank F ^a   Tielens, Aloysius G M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electron transport chain; Respiration; Salicylhydroxamic acid; Trypanosomatidae; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

GENE ENCODING; OXYGEN OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOMONAS; PLANT LIKE ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; UBIQUINOL;

LEISHMANIA; PHYTOMONAS;

EID: 0032128144     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05094.x     Document Type: Article

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