Phylogenetic analysis of Rhinosporidium seeberi's 18S small-subunit ribosomal DNA groups this pathogen among members of the protoctistan Mesomycetozoa clade

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2750-2754

  Herr, Roger A ^a   Ajello, Libero ^b   Taylor, John W ^c   Arseculeratne, Sarath N ^d   Mendoza, Leonel ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOMYCETALES; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSPORIDIUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DERMOCYSTIDIUM; ICHTHYOPHONUS; PSOROSPERMIUM; RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI;

EID: 0032773407     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2750-2754.1999     Document Type: Article

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