Comparison of the intergenic spacers and 3' end regions of the large subunit (28S) ribosomal RNA gene from three species of Schistosoma

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-242

  Kane, R A ^a   Rollinson, D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A+T rich sequence; Intergenic spacer; Repeats; rRNA; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma intercalatum; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 28S;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SCHISTOSOMA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0031708472     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003059     Document Type: Article

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