Long branch attraction effects and the status of 'basal eukaryotes': Phylogeny and structural analysis of the ribosomal RNA gene cluster of the free-living diplomonad Trepomonas agilis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-177

  Morin, Loïc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Euglenozoa; LSU ribosomal RNA; Microspora; Mycetozoa; Parabasalia; RASA analysis; SSU ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCING; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPLOMONADIDA; EUGLENOZOA; EUKARYOTA; MYCETOZOA; PARABASALIDEA; PROTOZOA; TREPOMONAS AGILIS;

EID: 0034103919     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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