Multiple polymorphic sites at the ITS and ATAN loci in cultured isolates of Perkinsus marinus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 312-320

  Brown, Gwynne D ^a   Hudson, Karen L ^a   Reece, Kimberly S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

5.8S rRNA gene; Internal transcribed spacer 1; Internal transcribed spacer 2; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; SPACER DNA;

GENETIC ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTOZOA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2542473414     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00572.x     Document Type: Article

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