Comparative cytological study of four species in the genera Holomastigotes and Uteronympha n. comb. (Holomastigotidae, Parabasalia), symbiotic flagellates of termites

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 246-259

  Brugerolle, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Holomastigotes; Immunofluorescence; Parabasalia; Spirotrichonymphella; Spirotrichonymphida; Termite flagellates; Ultrastructure; Uteronympha

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLATE; SYMBIOSIS; TERMITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WOOD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ISOPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

COLUMELLA; HOLOMASTIGOTES; HOLOMASTIGOTES ELONGATUM; HOLOMASTIGOTES LANCEOLATA; HOLOMASTIGOTIDAE; ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARABASALIDEA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHELLA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHIDA;

EID: 33745700158     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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