The novel organization and complete sequence of the ribosomal RNA gene of Nosema bombycis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-481

  Huang, Wei Fone ^a   Tsai, Shu Jen ^a   Lo, Chu Fang ^a   Soichi, Yamane ^b   Wang, Chung Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NOSEMA; NOSEMA BOMBYCIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOSEMA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

APIS; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA BOMBYCIS;

EID: 1842421886     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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