Description of perkinsus andrewsi n. sp. Isolated from the baltic clam (Macoma balthica) by characterization of the ribosomal RNA locus, and development of a species-specific PCR-based diagnostic assay

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-61

  Coss, Cathleen A ^a   Robledo, José A F ^a   Ruiz, Gregory M ^b   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crassostrea virginica; Diagnostic assay; ITS; Mercenaria mercenaria; NTS; PCR; SSU

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; IN VITRO CULTURE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME RNA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYMPATRY;

ATLANTICUS; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MACOMA MITCHELLI; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; OSTREIDAE; PERKINSUS ANDREWSI; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PERKINSUS OLSENI; PERKINSUS SP.;

EID: 0035120202     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00415.x     Document Type: Article

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