Sequence analysis of genes encoding ribosomal proteins of amitochondriate protists: L1 of Trichomonas vaginalis and L29 of Giardia lamblia

Parasitology International

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-144

  Wu, Gang ^a   Hashimoto, Tetsuo ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL MATHEMATICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amitochondriate protist; Eukaryote; Giardia lamblia; Ribosomal protein; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ARCHEZOA; EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0032880294     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(99)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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