Characterization of factors favoring the expression of soluble protozoan tubulin proteins in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-122

  MacDonald, Louisa M ^a   Armson, Anthony ^a   Thompson, R C Andrew ^a   Reynoldson, James A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037518221     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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