Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes: Mitochondria of Anaerobic Eukaryotes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tachezy, Jan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 9
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.; Biochemistry, general.; Evolutionary Biology.

"Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes: Mitochondria of Anaerobic Eukaryotes" provides a summary of the current knowledge of these organelles, which occur in unicellular, often parasitic organisms, including human pathogens. The distribution of these organelles is broad, but they were detected prim...