Characterization of a mitochondrion-like organelle in Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Putignani, L ^a,e   Tait, A ^a   Smith, H V ^d   Horner, D ^c   Tovar, J ^b   Tetley, L ^a   Wastling, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase (AOX); Apicomplexa; Cryptosporidium parvum; Functional analyses; hsp60 heterologous labelling; Mitochondrion related sequences; Phylogenetic analysis; Ultrastructural morphology

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTEIN DNAK;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; APICOPLAST; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL GENETICS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHAPERONIN 60; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCENT DYES; INDOLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 3142510943     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200400527X     Document Type: Article

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