Characterisation of a β-tubulin gene from the monogenean parasite, Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957

Parasitology Research

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 390-399

  Collins, C M ^a   Miller, K A ^b   Cunningham, C O ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BETA TUBULIN GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECTOPARASITE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GYRODACTYLUS SALARIS; HELMINTH; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON, INITIATOR; CODON, TERMINATOR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; GENES, HELMINTH; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; RNA CAPS; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TREMATODA; TUBULIN;

GYRODACTYLUS; GYRODACTYLUS SALARIS; MONOGENEA; VERMES;

EID: 1842688953     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-1028-x     Document Type: Article

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