Analysis of the 5.8S rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacers in Naegleria spp. and in N. fowleri

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-121

  Pélandakis, Michel ^a   Serre, Stéphanie ^a   Pernin, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Molecular typing; Pathogenic species; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC STRAIN; IDENTIFICATION; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PHYLOGENY; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOON; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SPACER DNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA ANDERSONI; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NAEGLERIA CLARKI; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NAEGLERIA GALEACYSTIS; NAEGLERIA GRUBERI; NAEGLERIA ITALICA; NAEGLERIA JAMIESONI; NAEGLERIA LOVANIENSIS; NAEGLERIA PUSSARDI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0343963065     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00020.x     Document Type: Article

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