Actin and Ubiquitin Protein Sequences Support a Cercozoan/Foraminiferan Ancestry for the Plasmodiophorid Plant Pathogens

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Archibald, John M ^a,b   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cercomonads; Cercozoa; Chlorarachniophytes; Euglyphids; Foraminifera; Phylogeny; Plasmodiophora; Plasmodiophorida; Plasmodiophoromycota; Polyubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; UBIQUITIN;

MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTIST; TAXONOMY;

ALGA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; PROTOZOON;

ACTINS; ALGAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; PROTOZOA; UBIQUITIN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CERCOMONADIDA; CERCOZOA; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; EUGLYPHIDAE; EUKARYOTA; FORAMINIFERA; FUNGI; LOTHARELLA GLOBOSA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PLASMODIOPHORA; PLASMODIOPHORA BRASSICAE; PLASMODIOPHORIDA; PLASMODIOPHORIDAE; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; SOROSPHAERA VERONICAE; SPONGOSPORA SUBTERRANEA;

EID: 1242321982     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00172.x     Document Type: Article

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