The HSP70 gene family in Pneumocystis carinii: Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of cytoplasmic members

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 589-599

  Stedman, Timothy T ^a,b   Butler, Diann R ^a   Buck, Gregory A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BiP; Chaperones; Evolution; Fungi; Genome; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Strain variation; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; MICROBE METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS HOMINIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS RATTUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032214882     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04554.x     Document Type: Article

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