Molecular phylogeny of microsporidians with particular reference to species that infect the muscles of fish

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-543

  Nilsen, Frank ^a   Endresen, Curt ^a   Hordvik, Ivar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ameson; Encephalitozoon; Enterocytozoon; Glugea; Heterosporis; Ichthyosporidium; No sema; Nucleospora; Pleistophora; Vairiomorpha; Vavraia

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; GLUGEA AOMALA; INFECTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITISM; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

FISH; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY;

GLUGEA ANOMALA; PLEISTOPHORA;

EID: 0032170823     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb05113.x     Document Type: Article

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