Fine structure of Pseudotrypanosoma giganteum of Porotermes, a trichomonad with a contractile costa

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Brugerolle, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Contractile costa; Cytoskeleton; Kinetid; Protist phylogeny; Termite symbiont

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033591620     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(99)80029-7     Document Type: Article

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