Vannella epipetala n. sp. isolated from the leaf surface of Spondias mombin (Anacardiaceae) growing in the dry forest of Costa Rica

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 522-530

  Amaral Zettler, Linda A ^a   Cole, Jeffrey ^b   Laatsch, Abby D ^a   Nerad, Thomas A ^c   Anderson, O Roger ^d   Reysenbach, Anna Louise ^e  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gymnamoebae; Micro heterogeneity; Molecular systematics; Phylosphere; Secondary structure model; SSU rRNA

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL RNA;

CATERPILLAR; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ISOLATED POPULATION; NEW SPECIES; PHYLLOSPHERE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RNA GENE; SARCODINA;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; GENES, RRNA; LOBOSEA; PLANT LEAVES; RNA, PROTOZOAN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE CONSERVATION AREA;

ANACARDIACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLATYAMOEBA; PLATYAMOEBA PLACIDA; ROTHSCHILDIA; SATURNIIDAE; SPONDIAS MOMBIN; VANNELLA;

EID: 33751371337     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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