Molecular Characterization of the First Internal Transcribed Spacer of Ribosomal DNA of the Most Common Species of Eyeworms (Thelazioidea: Thelazia)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Otranto, Domenico ^a   Traversa, Donato ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA; SPACER DNA;

PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THELAZIA; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOGS; GENETIC MARKERS; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; THELAZIOIDEA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; SPIRURIDA; THELAZIA; THELAZIA CALLIPAEDA; THELAZIA GULOSA; THELAZIA LACRYMALIS; THELAZIA RHODESI; THELAZIA SKRJABINI; THELAZIOIDEA;

EID: 1442323899     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-115R1     Document Type: Article

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