Evolutionary studies on uricases of fungal endosymbionts of aphids and planthoppers

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-277

  Hongoh, Yuichi ^a   Ishikawa, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aphid; Fungus; Planthopper; PTS; Symbiont; Symbiosis; Uric acid; Uricase; Yeast like

Indexed keywords

URATE OXIDASE; URIC ACID;

APHID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOGENE; RECYCLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

APHIDIDAE; ARCHAEORRHYNCHA; CERATAPHIS; FUNGI; GLYPHINAPHIS; HAMILTONAPHIS STYRACI YEAST-LIKE SYMBIONT; INSECTA; TUBERAPHIS; TUBERAPHIS STYRACI;

EID: 0033809481     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010088     Document Type: Article

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