Symbiotic innovation in the oxymonad Streblomastix strix

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 291-300

  Leander, Brian S ^a   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Epibiotic bacteria; Excavates; Oxymonads; Symbiosis; Termites; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; FLAGELLATE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA; SYMBIOSIS;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; OXYMONADIDA; STREBLOMASTIX STRIX; STRIX; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS;

EID: 2542424759     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00569.x     Document Type: Article

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