Phylogenetic position of Amblyospora Hazard and Oldacre (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) based on small subunit rRNA data and its implication for the evolution of the microsporidia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 220-225

  Baker, Michael D ^a   Vossbrinck, Charles R ^b   Becnel, James J ^c   Maddox, Joseph V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Life Cycle; Nosema; Parsimony; Thelohania

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOSPORA; AMBLYOSPORA CALIFORNICA; AMBLYOSPORA SP.; AMBLYOSPORIDAE; ANIMALIA; CULEX SALINARIUS; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; THELOHANIA;

EID: 0031149809     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05704.x     Document Type: Article

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