Codon usage in Entamoeba histolytica, E. dispar and E. invadens

Parasitology International

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-109

  Nozaki, Tomoyoshi ^a   Asai, Takashi ^a   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Codon usage; E. dispar; E. invadens; Entamoeba histolytica

Indexed keywords

ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA INVADENS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA; REPTILIA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0042233027     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(97)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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