Identification of two subterranean termite species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) using cellulase genes

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-128

  Itakura, Shuji ^a   Masuta, Takafumi ^a   Tanaka, Hiromi ^a   Enoki, Akio ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulose gene; Coptotermes formosanus; Identification; Reticulitermes speratus; Subterranean termite

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENDOGLUCANASE EGL1; PRIMER DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CELLULASE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENE ORDER; GENES, INSECT; ISOPTERA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33750341562     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2006)099[0123:IOTSTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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