Use of ITS rDNA for discrimination of European green- and brown-banded sporocysts within the genus Leucochloridium Carus, 1835 (Digenea: Leucochloriidae)

Systematic Parasitology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Casey, S P ^a   Bakke, T A ^b   Harris, P D ^c   Cable, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLOR; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SNAILS; TREMATODA;

AVES; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LEUCOCHLORIDIUM; LEUCOCHLORIDIUM VARIAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 0344287127     PISSN: 01655752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SYPA.0000003809.15982.ca     Document Type: Article

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