Isolation and characterization of the mitochondrion-like organelle from Blastocystis hominis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-109

  Nasirudeen, A M A ^a   Tan, Kevin S W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Mitochondrial transmembrane potential; Mitochondrion; Protozoa; Rhodamine 123

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; RHODAMINE 123;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CELL ISOLATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; RHODAMINE 123;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2642561822     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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