Evidence of actin in the cytoskeleton of microsporidia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 410-415

  Bigliardi, Elisa ^a   Riparbelli, Maria Giovanna ^a   Selmi, Maria Gloria ^a   Bini, Luca ^a   Liberatori, Sabrina ^a   Pallini, Vitaliano ^a   Bernuzzi, Anna ^b   Gatti, Simonetta ^b   Scaglia, Massimo ^b   Sacchi, Luciano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytoskeletal proteins; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Encephalitozoon hellem; Fluorescence microscopy; Immunoelectronmicroscopy; Two dimensional electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; IMMUNOANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 6544234005     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04621.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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