A comparison of homologous genes encoding aminopeptidases among bird and human Encephalitozoon hellem isolates and a rabbit E. cuniculi isolate

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-418

  Waters, Paulette F ^a   Snowden, Karen F ^a   Holman, Patricia J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; RABBIT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON;

AVES; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 4143065705     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1148-y     Document Type: Article

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