Characterization of an α-tubulin gene of Cryptosporidium parvum

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 545-547

  Bonafonte, María Teresa ^a   Garmon, Deanna ^b   Mead, Jan R ^b  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Cytoskeleton; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON;

APICOMPLEXA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033198490     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb06073.x     Document Type: Article

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