A phylogenetic analysis of three group I introns found in the nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA gene of the ballistoconidiogenous anamorphic yeast-like fungus Tilletiopsis flava

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 205-214

  Takashima, Masako ^a   Nakase, Takashi ^a  

^a RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR RNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GREEN ALGA; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RED ALGA; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; YEAST;

BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FUNGI; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; RHODOPHYTA; TILLETIOPSIS FLAVA; TILLETIOPSIS TIARA;

EID: 0030856169     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.72.205     Document Type: Article

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