Differences in the 5.8S rDNA sequences among ascarid nematodes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 617-622

  Zhu, Xingquan ^a   Gasser, Robin B ^a   Chilton, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

5.8S rDNA; Ascarid nematodes; Nematoda; Phylogeny; Sequencing; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE;

ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0032055107     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00214-2     Document Type: Article

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