Internal transcribed spacer dimorphism and diversity in Dientamoeba fragilis

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-192

  Windsor, Jeffrey J ^a   Macfarlane, Lorna ^a   Clark, C Graham ^b  

^a Bronglais General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype; Histomonas meleagridis; Ribosomal RNA; Trichomonad

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

DIMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PROTOZOAN; RNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIENTAMOEBA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BASE SEQUENCE; DIENTAMOEBA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

APICOMPLEXA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33745273877     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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