Targeting of a nuclear encoded protein to the apicoplast of Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Yung, Sunny ^a   Lang Unnasch, Naomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICOPLAST;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; ORGANELLES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033199919     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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