Structure of the large subunit rDNA from a diatom, and comparison between small and large subunit ribosomal RNA for studying stramenopile evolution

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-527

  Van Der Auwera, Gert ^b   De Wachter, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacillariophyta; Heterokonta; Intron; rRNA; Skeletonema pseudocostatum

Indexed keywords

ALGA; DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; INTRON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RIBOSOMAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA; RNA STRUCTURE;

DIATOM; EVOLUTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PROTOZOA; SKELETONEMA PSEUDOCOSTATUM;

EID: 0032170126     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05111.x     Document Type: Article

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