Differentially Expressed Gene Profile of Acanthamoeba castellanii Induced by an Endosymbiont Legionella pneumophila |
Moon, Eun-Kyung
(Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine)
Park, So-Min (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) Chu, Ki-Back (Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) Quan, Fu-Shi (Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine) Kong, Hyun-Hee (Department of Parasitology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) |
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