Development and molecular characterisation of the microsporidian Schroedera airthreyi n. sp. in a freshwater bryozoan plumatella sp. (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata)

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Morris, David J ^a   Terry, Rebecca S ^b   Adams, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillidium; Mrazekiidae; Pseudonosematidae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BRYOZOAN; NEW SPECIES;

BACILLIDIUM (MICROSPORIDIAN); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOZOA; MICROSPORIDIA; MRAZEKIIDAE; PHYLACTOLAEMATA; PLUMATELLA; PLUMATELLIDA; PSEUDONOSEMATIDAE; SCHROEDERA; SCHROEDERA PLUMATELLAE;

FRESH WATER; PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRYOZOA; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; PERITONEUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRYOZOA; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PERITONEUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 18744412665     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2005.3283r.x     Document Type: Article

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