Molecular cloning and characterization of a superoxide dismutase (sod) gene in Pneumocystis carinii

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-483

  Denis, Cecile Marie ^a,b,f   Guyot, Karine ^a,c   Wakefield, Ann E ^d   Dive, Daniel ^a   Dei Cas, Eduardo ^c,e   Camus, Daniel ^a,e   Ödberg Ferragut, Carmen ^a  

^a 1NSERM U42 ^*  (France)

^b Lille Catholic Institut (ICL)   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manganese dependent; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ABACA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; INTRON; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032170822     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05103.x     Document Type: Article

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