The diplomonad fish parasite Spironucleus vortens produces hydrogen

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 400-404

  Millet, Coralie O M ^a   Cable, Joanne ^a   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diplmonad fish parasite; Hexamitidae; hydrogenase; mass spectrometry; metronidazole; Spironucleus vortens

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLAGELLATE; HYDROGEN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; PERCIFORM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; DIPLOMONADIDA; ELASMOBRANCHII; FISH DISEASE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPLOMONADIDA; ELASMOBRANCHII; FISH DISEASES; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

DIPLOMONADIDA; HEXAMITIDAE; SPIRONUCLEUS VORTENS;

EID: 77956110251     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2010.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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