Phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome sequence of Encephalitozoon cuniculi supports the fungal origin of microsporidia and reveals a high frequency of fast-evolving genes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 780-791

  Thomarat, Fabienne ^a   Vivarès, Christian P ^b   Gouy, Manolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Fungi; Genome sequence; Long branch attraction; Microsporidia; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; MICROSPORIDA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOME, FUNGAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSPORIDIA; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; ARCHEZOA; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 11944260600     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2673-0     Document Type: Article

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