Stress-induced pseudocyst formation - A newly identified mechanism of protection against organic solvents in acanthamoebae of the T4 genotype

Protist

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-69

  Kliescikova, Jarmila ^a   Kulda, Jaroslav ^a   Nohynkova, Eva ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Cyst; Differentiation; Organic solvents; Pseudocyst; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; METHANOL; SOLVENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CELL WALL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; METHANOL; SOLVENTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBIDAE;

EID: 78650416482     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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