Phylogenetic identification of hypermastigotes, Pseudotrichonympha, Spirotrichonympha, Holomastigotoides, and parabasalian symbionts in the hindgut of termites

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 249-259

  Ohkuma, Moriya ^a,b   Ohtoko, Kuniyo ^a,c   Iida, Toshiya ^a   Tokura, Mitsunori ^a   Moriya, Shigeharu ^a,b   Usami, Ron ^c   Horikoshi, Koki ^c   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eucomonymphidae; Evolution; Holomastigotidae; Hypermastigida; Parabas alidea; Parabasalia; Phylogeny; Spirotrichonymphidae; Termite symbiotic system; Trichonymphidae

Indexed keywords

CELL HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC LINE; HINDGUT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PARAPHYLY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL RNA; TERMITE;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HODOTERMOPSIS SJOESTEDTI; HOLOMASTIGOTIDAE; HOLOMASTIGOTOIDES; HOLOMASTIGOTOIDES MIRABILE; HYPERMASTIGIDA; ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARABASALIDEA; PSEUDOTRICHONYMPHA; PSEUDOTRICHONYMPHA GRASSII; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA LEIDYI; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHONYMPHA; TRICHONYMPHIDAE;

EID: 0034117649     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00044.x     Document Type: Article

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