Visualization of sporopollenin-containing pathogenic green micro-alga Prototheca wickerhamii by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Ueno, Ryohei ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fluorescent in situ hybridization (fish); Prototheca; Rrna; Sporopollenin

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH); PROTOTHECA; RRNA; SPOROPOLLENIN;

CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYMES; FISH; FLUORESCENCE; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROBES; VISUALIZATION;

CELL CULTURE;

BIOPOLYMER; CETRIMIDE; SPOROPOLLENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; HYBRIDIZATION; LYSIS; MICROALGA; PATHOGEN; VISUALIZATION;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL WALL; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA WICKERHAMII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPOLYMERS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL WALL; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PROTOTHECA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PROTOTHECA; PROTOTHECA WICKERHAMII;

EID: 65349103563     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-155     Document Type: Article

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