Multiple rRNA variants in a single spore of the microsporidian Nosema bombi

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-109

  O'Mahony, Elaine M ^a,b   Tay, Wee Tek ^a,c   Paxton, Robert J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bumble bee; Concerted evolution; Laser microdissection; Microsporidia; Nosema bombi; rRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

BEE; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; RNA; SPORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICRODISSECTION; NOSEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE;

ANIMALS; BEES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, RRNA; MICRODISSECTION; NOSEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPORES, FUNGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBUS (GENUS); MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA BOMBI;

EID: 33846628656     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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