A PCR-based method to distinguish the sibling species Stylonychia mytilus and Stylonychia lemnae (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) using isocitrate dehydrogenase gene sequences

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Haentzsch, Madlen ^a   Schmidt, Stephanie L ^a   Bernhard, Detlef ^a   Ammermann, Dieter ^b   Berendonk, Thomas U ^a   Schlegel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliophora; Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH); Species specific primer; Stylonychia

Indexed keywords

ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

CILIATE; ENZYME; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIBLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CILIATE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYTILUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYTILUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CILIOPHORA; SPIROTRICHEA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA LEMNAE; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 33748599010     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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