RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified small subunit ribosomal DNA of three fish microsporidian species

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-119

  Leiro, J ^a   Siso, M I G ^b   Parama, A ^a   Ubeira, F M ^a   Sanmartin, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microsporidia; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; Riboprinting; Small subunit ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FISH; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROSPORIDA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FISHES; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

INVERTEBRATA; MICROGEMMA CAULLERYI; MICROSPORIDIA; PLEISTOPHORA FINISTERRENSIS; PROTOZOA; TETRAMICRA BREVIFILUM;

EID: 0033969401     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182099005405     Document Type: Article

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