Characterization of Nosema algerae isolates after continuous cultivation in mammalian cells at 37°C

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Moura, Hercules ^a,d   Da Silva, Alexandre J ^a   Moura, Iaci N S ^a   Schwartz, David A ^b   Leitch, Gordon ^c   Wallace, Sara ^a   Pieniazek, Norman J ^a   Wirtz, Robert A ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOSEMA ALGERAE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NOSEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORES; TEMPERATURE; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; MAMMALIA; NOSEMA;

EID: 0033198383     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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