Haemonchus placei and Haemonchus contortus are distinct species based on mtDNA evidence

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1383-1387

  Blouin, Michael S ^a   Yowell, Charles A ^b   Courtney, Charles H ^b   Dame, John B ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Haemonchus contortus; Haemonchus placei; MtDNA; ND4 gene

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; HAEMONCHUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030785382     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00125-2     Document Type: Article

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