16S-like rDNA sequence and phylogenetic position of the diplomonad Spironucleus muris (Lavier 1936)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Branke, Jürgen ^a   Berchtold, Manfred ^a   Breunig, Alfred ^a   König, Helmut ^a   Reimann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diplomonad; Flagellate; Protozoa; Ribosomal RNA; Spironucleus

Indexed keywords

DIPLOMONADIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HEXAMITA INFLATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METHANOSPIRILLUM HUNGATEI; PROTOZOA; SPIRONUCLEUS; SPIRONUCLEUS MURIS;

EID: 0008356003     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80022-8     Document Type: Article

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