Analysis of the Ribosomal DNA Sequences of the MicrosporidiaThelohaniaandVairimorphaof Fire Ants

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-159

  Moser, Bettina A ^a   Becnel, James J ^a   Maruniak, James ^b   Patterson, Richard S ^b  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsporidia; Thelohania solenopsae; Vairimorphasp.; ribosomal gene phylogeny; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri.

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROSPORIDA; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROSPORIDA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0032163550     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1998.4776     Document Type: Article

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