Immunological and ultrastructural characterization of spirotrichonymphid flagellates from Reticulitermes grassei and R. flavipes (syn. R. santonensis), with special reference to Spirotrichonympha, Spironympha and Microjoenia

Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-123

  Brugerolle, Guy ^a   Bordereau, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Immunofluorescence; Parabasalia; Protozoa; Termites; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DEFINITIVE HOST; FLAGELLATE; IMMUNOASSAY; TERMITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MICROJOENIA; MICROJOENIA FALLAX; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES GRASSEI; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA FLAGELLATA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHIDA;

EID: 33745695846     PISSN: 14396092     EISSN: 16181077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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