Tritrichomonas foetus: Budding from Multinucleated Pseudocysts

Protist

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 536-551

  Pereira Neves, Antonio ^a,b,c   Benchimol, Marlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Bolsista nota 10 FAPERJ ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; mitosis; multinucleated cells; parabasalids; pseudocyst; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

BOS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARABASALIDEA; PROTOZOA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 70350028290     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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