Molecular phylogeny of labyrinthulids and thraustochytrids based on the sequencing of 18S ribosomal RNA gene

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 637-647

  Honda, Daiske ^a,b   Yokochi, Toshihiro ^b   Nakahara, Toro ^b   Raghukumar, Seshagiri ^c   Nakagiri, Akira ^d   Schaumann, Karsten ^e   Higashihara, Takanori ^b  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^d Institute for Fermentation Osaka   (Japan)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromists; Evolution; Insertion; Signature sequences; Stramenopiles

Indexed keywords

GENE SEQUENCING; MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; RIBOSOME;

FUNGI; LABYRINTHULIDAE; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; STRAMENOPILES; THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

EID: 0033230865     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb05141.x     Document Type: Article

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