Giardia intestinalis: Expression of ubiquitin, glucosamine-6-phosphate and cyst wall protein genes during the encystment process

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Eligio García, Leticia ^a   María del Pilar, Crisóstomo Vázquez ^a   Andrés, Flores Luna ^a   Apolinar, Cano Estrada ^a   Adrián, Cortés Campos ^a   Enedina, Jiménez Cardoso ^a  

^a Children's Hospital of Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Encystment; ESVs; Giardia intestinalis; Glucosamine 6 phosphate isomerase; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CYST WALL PROTEIN 2; GLUTAMINE FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; UBIQUITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); ENCYSTMENT SPECIFIC VESICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALDOSE-KETOSE ISOMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, ULTRAVIOLET; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 78751574115     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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