Characterization and immunolocalization of a main proteinaceous component of the cell wall of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus atlanticus

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 477-484

  Montes, J F ^a   Durfort, M ^a   Llado A ^a   Garcia Valero J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Perkinsus atlanticus; Perkinsus marinus; Tapes semidecussatus; Trypsin resistant protein

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERKINSUS WALL PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL WALL; DISULFIDE BOND; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TROPHOZOITE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BIVALVIA; CELL WALL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPSIN;

ATLANTICUS; MOLLUSCA; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036092342     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002001415     Document Type: Article

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