Insights into the evolution of nuclear dualism in the ciliates revealed by phylogenetic analysis of rRNA sequences

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Hammerschmidt, Brigitte ^a   Schlegel, Martin ^b   Lynn, Denis H ^c   Leipe, Detlef D ^d   Sogin, Mitchell L ^d   Raikov, Igor B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Division; Loxodes; Macronucleus; Micronucleus; Protocruzia; Tracheloraphis

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; CLIMACOSTOMUM VIRENS; KARYORELICTEA; LOXODES; LOXODES STRIATUS; PROTOCRUZIA; PROTOCRUZIA SP.; TRACHELORAPHIS;

PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CILIOPHORA; EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0030139942     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1996.tb01396.x     Document Type: Article

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