The primitive microaerophile Giardia intestinalis (syn. lamblia, duodenalis) has specialized membranes with electron transport and membrane-potential-generating functions

Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1349-1354

  Lloyd, David ^a   Harris, Janine C ^a   Maroulis, Sarah ^a   Wadley, Ron ^a   Ralphs, James R ^a   Hann, Ao C ^a   Turner, Michael P ^a   Edwards, Michael R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Lower eukaryotes; Mitochondria; Rhodamine 123; Tetrazolium dye

Indexed keywords

CATION; RHODAMINE 123; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EUKARYOTE; FLAGELLATE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

EUKARYOTA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036260395     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-5-1349     Document Type: Article

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