The ITS-2 rDNA of Teladorsagia circumcincta, T. trifurcata and T. davtiani (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) indicates that these taxa are one species

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1123-1126

  Stevenson, Lisa A ^a   Gasser, Robin B ^a   Chilton, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ITS 2; nematode systematics; Ostertagia leptospicularis; Ostertagia ostertagi; ribosomal DNA; Teladorsagia circumcincta; Teladorsagia davtiani; Teladorsagia trifurcata

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA LEPTOSPICULARIS; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; OSTERTAGIINAE; TELADORSAGIA; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; TELADORSAGIA DAVTIANI; TRICHOSTRONGYLIDAE;

EID: 0030272928     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80013-0     Document Type: Article

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