Mutation scanning analysis of microsatellite variability in the second internal transcribed spacer (precursor ribosomal RNA) for three species of Metastrongylus (Strongylida: Metastrongyloidea)

Parasitology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-206

  Conole, J C ^a   Chilton, N B ^a   Jarvis, T ^b   Gasser, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Concerted evolution; Metastrongylus spp.; Microsatellites; Precursor rRNA; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

METASTRONGYLOIDEA; METASTRONGYLUS; METASTRONGYLUS ELONGATUS; METASTRONGYLUS PUDENDOTECTUS; METASTRONGYLUS SALMI; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; STRONGYLIDA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0035117061     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182001007223     Document Type: Article

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