Sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Pneumocystis carinii: Implications for biological function and identification of potential drug targets

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Sesterhenn, Thomas M ^a   Cushion, Melanie T ^a,b,c   Slaven, Bradley E ^a   Smulian, A George ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DRUG; GENOME; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PROTOZOAN;

BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MITOCHONDRION; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIA; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII;

EID: 33751368193     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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