Comparison of 18S and ITS-1 rDNA sequences of selected geographic isolates of Myxobolus cerebralis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 771-775

  Andree, Karl B ^a   El Matbouli, Mansour ^b   Hoffman, Rudolph W ^b   Hedrick, Ronald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

18S; ITS 1; Myxobolus cerebralis; Ribosomal DNA; Salmonids; Whirling disease

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 18S;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EUROPE; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; RAINBOW TROUT;

ANIMALS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FISH DISEASES; GERMANY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; MYXOBOLUS CEREBRALIS; MYXOSPOREA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032986735     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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