Molecular characterisation of two aurantiactinomyxon (Myxozoa) phenotypes reveals one genotype

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 627-631

  Hallett, S L ^a   Atkinson, S D ^a   El Matbouli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

18S rDNA; Aurantiactinomyxon; Genotype; Myxozoa; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

PHENOTYPE;

AURANTIACTINOMYXON; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036807944     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2002.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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