Characterization of two Perkinsus spp. from the softshell clam, Mya arenaria using the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-444

  Kotob, Shaban I ^a   McLaughlin, Shawn M ^b   Van Berkum, Peter ^c   Faisal, Mohamed ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Phylogenetic relationships; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Riboprinting

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BASE PAIRING; ENDONUCLEASE; GENE LOCUS; IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANADARA TRAPEZIA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MYA ARENARIA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PERKINSUS SP.; PROTOZOA; TRAPEZIA;

EID: 0033166562     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04625.x     Document Type: Article

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