Description of a new species with a remarkable cyst structure in the genus Naegleria: Naegleria angularis sp. n.

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  De Jonckheere, Johan F ^a,c   Brown, Susan ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5.8S rDNA; Cyst morphology; Naegleria angularis sp. n.

Indexed keywords

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA PUSSARDI;

EID: 13244270004     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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