Trichomonas vaginalis: Characterization, expression, and phylogenetic analysis of a carbamate kinase gene sequence

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-62

  Minotto, Linda ^a   Edwards, Michael R ^a   Bagnara, Aldo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE KINASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CODON; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0034047510     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4507     Document Type: Article

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