Molecular characterization of the actin gene from cyst nematodes in comparison with those from other nematodes

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-49

  Kovaleva, Elena S ^a,b   Subbotin, Sergei A ^c   Masler, Edward P ^a   Chitwood, David J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Chesapeake PERL   (United States)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

(G + C) content; Actin; Cyst nematode; Gene; Globodera rostochiensis; Heterodera glycines; Panagrellus redivivus

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GLOBODERA ROSTOCHIENSIS; HETERODERA GLYCINES; NEMATODA; PANAGRELLUS REDIVIVUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13644265707     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4138     Document Type: Article

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