Diagnostic and phylogenetic utility of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequences of Steinernema

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 73-82

  Nguyen, K B ^b   Maruniak, J ^b   Adams, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Evolution; ITS region; Molecular systematics; Nematode; Phylogeny; Ribosomal DNA; Species delimitation; Species diagnosis; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035374191     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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