Molecular characterization of the ribosomal RNA gene region of Perkinsus atlanticus: Its use in phylogenetic analysis and as a target for a molecular diagnosis

Parasitology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-353

  De La Herran R ^a   Garrido Ramos, M A ^a   Navas, J I ^b   Ruiz Rejon C ^a   Ruiz Rejon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CIFPA 'Aguas del Pino'   (Spain)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnosis; Perkinsus atlanticus; Phylogenetic analysis; Ribosomal genes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DINOFLAGELLATE; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BASE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALVEOLATA; ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; ATLANTICUS; DINOPHYCEAE; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034127780     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118209900565X     Document Type: Article

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