Phylogenetic position of Dracunculus medinensis and some related nematodes inferred from 18S rRNA

Parasitology Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-135

  Wijová, Martina ^a,b   Moravec, František ^a   Horák, Aleš ^a,b   Modrý, David ^a,c   Lukeš, Julius ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRACUNCULUS NEMATODE; HUMANS; NEMATODA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DRACUNCULUS MEDINENSIS; NEMATODA;

EID: 18844384959     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1330-x     Document Type: Article

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