Transmission electron microscopic studies of stages of Histomonas meleagridis from clonal cultures

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-750

  Mielewczik, Michael ^a   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^a   Al Quraishy, Saleh ^a   Grabensteiner, E ^b   Hess, M ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ORGANELLE; CLONING; FLAGELLUM; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CHICKENS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANELLES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POULTRY DISEASES; TRICHOMONADIDA; TURKEYS;

GALLIFORMES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 48349104016     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1009-1     Document Type: Article

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