Structural and evolutionary analysis of the ribosomal genes of the parasitic nematode Meloidogyne artiellia suggests its ancient origin

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 91-94

  Giorgi, Carla De ^a   Veronico, Pasqua ^a   Luca, Francesca De ^b   Natilla, Angela ^a   Lanave, Cecilia ^c   Pesole, Graziano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conserved synteny; Divergence time; Meloidogyne artiellia; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MELOIDOGYNE ARTIELLIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, HELMINTH; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TYLENCHOIDEA;

MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE ARTIELLIA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037057063     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(02)00161-5     Document Type: Article

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