Intraspecific variation in Cryptocaryon irritans

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-32

  Diggles, Benjamin K ^a,b   Adlard, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ciliata; development; ITS 1; morphology; ribosomal DNA (rDNA); strains

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031057151     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05686.x     Document Type: Article

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