ITS-1 ribosomal DNA sequence variants are maintained in different species and strains of Echinococcus

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-169

  Van Herwerden, Lynne ^a,b   Gasser, Robin B ^a   Blair, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concerted evolution; DNA turnover; Echinococcus; Heterogeneity; ITS 1; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CROSSING OVER; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMELS; CATTLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEER; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECHINOCOCCUS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CERVIDAE; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS OLIGARTHRUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; EQUUS CABALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034004338     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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