An Eimeriid origin of isosporoid coccidia with stieda bodies as shown by phylogenetic analysis of small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-83

  Carreno, Ramon A ^a   Barta, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; ISOSPORA; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FECES; ISOSPORA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 0033013101     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285704     Document Type: Article

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