Phylogenetic analysis identifies the invertebrate pathogen Helicosporidium sp. as a green alga (Chlorophyta)

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 273-279

  Tartar, Aurélian ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^a   Adams, Byron J ^a   Becnel, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogen; Green algae; Helicosporidum; Invertebrate pathogen; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA TUBULIN; DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; INVERTEBRATE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NEIGHBOR JOINING METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; SIMULIUM; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DIPTERA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HELICOSPORIDIUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTISTA; PROTOTHECA WICKERHAMII; PROTOTHECA ZOPFII; PROTOZOA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM JONESI; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE; ZEA;

EID: 0036153458     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-52-1-273     Document Type: Article

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