Conservation of sequence in the internal transcribed spacers and 5.8S ribosomal RNA among geographically separated isolates of parasitic scuticociliates (Ciliophora, Orchitophryidae)

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Goggin, C L ^a   Murphy, N E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anophryoides; ITS; Mesanophrys; Orchitophrya; Scuticociliate

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; JAPAN; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SPACER DNA;

ANOPHRYOIDES; ANOPHRYOIDES HAEMOPHILA; ASTERIAS AMURENSIS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTERIAS VULGARIS; ASTEROIDEA; CILIOPHORA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MESANOPHRYS; MESANOPHRYS CHESAPEAKENSIS; MESANOPHRYS PUGETTENSIS; ORCHITOPHRYA; ORCHITOPHRYA STELLARUM; ORCHITOPHRYIDAE; ORCHITOPHYRA; ORCHITOPHYRA STELLARUM; PISASTER OCHRACEUS; SCUTICOCILIATIA;

EID: 0034708023     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao040079     Document Type: Article

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