Differences in the second internal transcribed spacer of four species of Nematodirus (Nematoda: Molineidae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 337-341

  Newton, Lisa A ^a,b   Chilton, Neil B ^a   Beveridge, Ian ^a   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

ITS 2; Nemalodirus battus; Nematodirus filicollis; Nematodirus helvetianus; Nematodirus spathiger; RDNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEMATODE; NEMATODIRUS; NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS; NEMATODIRUS HELVETIANUS; NEMATODIRUS SPATHIGER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

BATTUS; FILICOLLIS; INVERTEBRATA; MOLINEIDAE; NEMATODA; NEMATODIRUS; NEMATODIRUS BATTUS; NEMATODIRUS FILICOLLIS; NEMATODIRUS HELVETIANUS; NEMATODIRUS SPATHIGER; SPATHIGER;

EID: 0032005954     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00150-1     Document Type: Article

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