A Molecular Phylogeny of the Human Schistosomes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 103-109

  Bowles, J ^a,c   Blair, D ^b   McManus, D P ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SCHISTOSOMA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029319817     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1995.1011     Document Type: Article

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