Phylogenetic relationships of methionine aminopeptidase 2 among Encephalitozoon species and genotypes of microsporidia

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-152

  Pandrea, Ivona ^a   Mittleider, Derek ^b   Brindley, Paul J ^b   Didier, Elizabeth S ^a   Robertson, David L ^c  

^a TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging infectious disease; Encephalitozoon; Fumagillin; Methionine aminopeptidase 2; Microsporidiosis; Molecular phylogeny; Opportunistic pathogen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; COBALT; FUMAGILLIN; GENOMIC DNA; HISTIDINE; ISOENZYME; METHIONINE AMINOPEPTIDASE 2; METHIONYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSPORIDA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 14744290556     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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