The D1/D2 domain of the large-subunit rDNA of the yeast species Clavispora lusitaniae is unusually polymorphic

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-258

  Lachance, M A ^a   Daniel, H M ^b   Meyer, W ^b   Prasad, G S ^c   Gautam, S P ^d   Boundy Mills, K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Rani Durgavathi Vishwavidyalaya ^*  (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clavispora lusitaniae; D1 D2 large subunit rRNA polymorphism; Sequence heterogeneity; Species concept

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOGAMY; BREEDING; BUD; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; YEAST;

CLAVISPORA; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE;

EID: 0344974067     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(03)00113-2     Document Type: Article

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