Small subunit ribosomal RNA sequence of Henneguya exilis (class myxosporea) identifies the actinosporean stage from an oligochaete host

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-68

  Lin, Danjuan ^a,b   Hanson, Larry A ^a   Pote, Linda M ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Channel catfish; Dero digitata; Fish; Gill; Ictalurus punctatus; Myxozoa; Oligochaete

Indexed keywords

DERO DIGITATA; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ACTINOMYXIDA; AURANTIACTINOMYXON; AURANTIACTINOMYXON JANISZEWSKAI; DERO DIGITATA; HENNEGUYA EXILIS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MYXOSPOREA; MYXOZOA;

EID: 0032991075     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04585.x     Document Type: Article

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