A mariner-like transposable element in the insect parasite nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 328-336

  Grenier, Eric ^a   Abadon, Monique ^a   Brunet, Frédéric ^b   Capy, Pierre ^b   Abad, Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis; Horizontal transfer; Tc1 mariner superfamily; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; INSECT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSON;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARPELIMUS; COLEOPTERA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; PHYLLOPHAGA; RHABDITIDAE; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA GENERA;

EID: 0032969987     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006476     Document Type: Article

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