Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Frenkelia: A review of its history and new knowledge gained from comparison of large subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequences

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 957-972

  Mugridge, N B ^a   Morrison, D A ^a   Johnson, A M ^a   Luton, K ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Votypka J ^c   Tenter, A M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frenkelia; Large subunit ribosomal RNA; Phylogeny; Ribosomal DNA; Sarcocystidae; Sarcocystis; Sequence alignment

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; PARASITE; PHYLOGENETICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE SEQUENCE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOCYSTIS;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COCCIDIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOCYSTIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRENKELIA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SARCOCYSTIDAE; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 0032815223     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00062-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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