Remarkable conservation of internally transcribed spacer sequences of arthrospira ("Spirulina") (Cyanophyceae, Cyanobacteria) strains from four continents and of recent and 30-year-old dried samples from Africa

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 384-393

  Baurain, Denis ^a   Renquin, Laurent ^a   Grubisic, Stana ^a   Scheldeman, Patsy ^a   Belay, Amha ^b   Wilmotte, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Earthrise Farms   (United States)

Author keywords

"dih "; Arthrospira; Evolution; ITS; Molecular taxonomy; rRNA; Sequences; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM;

ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; ARTHROSPIRA INDICA; ARTHROSPIRA MAXIMA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; CYANOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 0036236780     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2002.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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