Molecular characterization of the 18S rDNA gene of an avian Hepatozoon reveals that it is closely related to Lankesterella

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1330-1335

  Merino, Santiago ^a   Martínez, Javier ^a,b   Martínez De La Puente, Josué ^a   Criado Fornelio, Ángel ^a,b   Tomás, Gustavo ^a   Morales, Judith ^a   Lobato, Elisa ^a   García Fraile, Sonia ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; PRIMER DNA;

DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOPARASITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTOZOAN; RELATEDNESS; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD PARASITE; BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATOZOON; HEPATOZOON PARUS; LANKESTERELLA; LANKESTERELLA MINIMA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EUCOCCIDIIDA; PASSERIFORMES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; HEPATOZOON; LANKESTERELLA; LANKESTERELLA MINIMA; LANKESTERELLIDAE; PARIDAE; PARUS; PASSERIFORMES; PYTHONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846213727     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-860R.1     Document Type: Article

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