Structure and organization of the mitochondrial genome of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-51

  Hu, M ^a   Gasser, R B ^a   Abs El Osta, Y G ^a   Chilton, N B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Mitochondrial genes; Mitochondrial genome; Ribosomal RNA genes; Transfer RNA genes

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANTICODON; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOME SIZE; METAZOON; MITOCHONDRION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOGS; GENOME; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, TRANSFER;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS SUUM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; INVERTEBRATA; METAZOA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; SECERNENTEA;

EID: 0037559715     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003275     Document Type: Article

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