Structural basis of karyotype heterogeneity in Giardia lamblia

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 199-208

  Le Blancq, Sylvie M ^a   Adam, Rodney D ^b  

^a School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Beta 1 giardin; Beta tubulin; Chromosome specific probes; Genetic marker; Giardia lamblia; Karyotype; Largest subunit of the DNA dependent RNA polymerase III; Median body protein; NADP dependent glutamate dehydrogenase; Triosephosphate isomerase

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; KARYOTYPING; LINKAGE (GENETICS); TELOMERE;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0032583195     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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