Blastocystis exhibits inter- and intra-subtype variation in cysteine protease activity

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-361

  Mirza, Haris ^a   Tan, Kevin S W ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CELL SIZE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENETIC VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BLASTOCYSTIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTISTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 58649110019     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1203-1     Document Type: Article

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