Molecular phylogeny of Schistosoma species supports traditional groupings within the genus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 292-298

  Barker, Stephen C ^a   Blair, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

DIGENEA (FLUKES); SANGUINICOLIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI; SCHISTOSOMA SPINDALE; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; SPIRORCHIDAE;

EID: 0029883983     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284163     Document Type: Article

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