Primary structure and phylogenetic relationships of a malate dehydrogenase gene from Giardia lamblia

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 750-755

  Roger, Andrew J ^a   Morrison, Hilary G ^a   Sogin, Mitchell L ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitochondriate protist; Diplomonads; Giardia lamblia; Malate dehydrogenase; Protein phylogeny

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYTOSOL; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0032999988     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006519     Document Type: Article

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