Microsporidia Infections in Caenorhabditis Elegans and Other Nematodes

Microsporidia: Pathogens of Opportunity: First Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 341-356

  Bakowski, Malina A ^a   Luallen, Robert J ^b   Troemel, Emily R ^b  

^a SECTION OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Caenorhabditis nematodes; Host cell; Microsporidia; Nematocida parisii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927136160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118395264.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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