Polar tube proteins of microsporidia of the family encephalitozoonidae

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Keohane, Elaine M ^a,b   Orr, George A ^a   Takvorian, Peter M ^c   Cali, Ann ^c   Tanowitz, Herbert B ^a,b   Wittner, Murray ^a   Weiss, Louis M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microspora; Microsporidia; Polar filament; Polar tube; Polar tube protein

Indexed keywords

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROLINE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOLUBILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; GLUGEA AMERICANUS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SEPTATA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0033023783     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04569.x     Document Type: Article

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