Congruent evidence from α-tubulin and β-tubulin gene phylogenies for a zygomycete origin of microsporidia

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 298-309

  Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chytrid; Evolution; Microsporidia; Phylogeny; Tubulin; Zygomycete

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; CHYTRIDIOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; MICROSPORIDA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; ZYGOMYCETES;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; ZOOPAGALES; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0037384263     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1087-1845(02)00537-6     Document Type: Article

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