A group I intron in the 18S ribosomal DNA from the parasitic fungus Isaria japonica

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 337-340

  Ito, Yuko ^a   Hirano, Takashi ^a  

^a NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Fungal evolution; Group I intron; Isaria japonica

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGUS; INSECT; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; INSECTA; ISARIA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; MYXOGASTRIA; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0033009358     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006477     Document Type: Article

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