Taxonomy and phylogeny of endosymbiotic ciliates (Ciliophora: Litostomatea) associated with Australian herbivorous marsupials

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-355

  Cameron, Stephen L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

CILIATE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

AMOEBA; CILIATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; FERMENTATION; FLAGELLATE; HERBIVORY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; KANGAROO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CILIOPHORA; LITOSTOMATEA; MACROPUS SP.; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METATHERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037388265     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00007-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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