Trichomonads, hydrogenosomes and drug resistance

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-212

  Kulda, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anaerobic protozoa; Changes in energy metabolism; Hydrogenosome; Mechanisms; Metronidazole resistance; Trichomonas vaginalis; Trichomoniasis; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

5 NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; PYRUVIC ACID;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DECARBOXYLATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

BOS TAURUS; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0033033761     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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