The rDNA internal transcribed spacer region as a taxonomic marker for nematodes

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-450

  Powers, T O ^a   Todd, T C ^b   Burnell, A M ^c   Murray, P C B ^c   Fleming, C C ^d   Szalanski, A L ^a   Adams, B A ^a   Harris, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

^d Dept of Agric of Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Genetics; Internal transcribed spacer region; ITS; Molecular ecology; Nematode; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

HELICOTYLENCHUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRATYLENCHUS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL DNA; TYLENCHORHYNCHUS;

EID: 0031447907     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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