The tetrahymena and acanthamoeba model systems

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 954, Issue , 2013, Pages 393-416

  Berk, Sharon G ^a   Garduño, Rafael A ^b  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre for Clinical Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Ciliates; Culture; Legionella; Protozoan pellets

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; CILIOPHORA; LEGIONELLA; MYXOZOA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 84872071899     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-161-5_25     Document Type: Article

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