A molecular biological approach to the phylogenetic position of the genus Hyperamoeba

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-440

  Walochnik, Julia ^a   Michel, Rolf ^b   Aspöck, Horst ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amoebozoa; Classification; Hyperamoeba; Mycetozoa; Myxogastria

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RNA 18S;

CLASSIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYXOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MYXOMYCETES; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

AMOEBOZOA; ANIMALIA; CERCOMONADIDA; HETEROLOBOSEA; HYPERAMOEBA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYCETOZOA; MYXOGASTRIA; PROTOSTELIDA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3242891284     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00391.x     Document Type: Article

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