Cellular, biochemical, and molecular changes during encystment of free-living amoebae

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 382-387

  Fouque, Emilie ^a,b   Trouilhé, Marie Cécile ^b   Thomas, Vincent ^c   Hartemann, Philippe ^d   Rodier, Marie Hélène ^a   Hécharda, Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment ^*  (France)

^c STERIS SA R and D   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); CELL WALL; CYTOSKELETON; DISINFECTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMOEBA; CELL WALL; CYTOSKELETON; DISINFECTION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOZOITES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 84859154623     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05301-11     Document Type: Review

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