Sequence polymorphism in the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers differs among Theileria species

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 221-230

  Aktas, Münir ^a   Bendele, Kylie G ^b   Altay, Kürsat ^a   Dumanli, Nazir ^a   Tsuji, Masayoshi ^c   Holman, Patricia J ^b  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5.8S rRNA gene; Internal transcribed spacer; Phylogenetic tree; Polymorphism; Ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer; Theileria species

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TAXON; THEILARIA MUTANS; THEILARIA PARVA; THEILARIA SERGENTI; THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; THEILERIA SERGENTI; THEILERIIDAE; THEILERIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THEILERIA;

THEILERIA; THEILERIA ANNULATA; THEILERIA BUFFELI; THEILERIA MUTANS; THEILERIA OVIS; THEILERIA PARVA; THEILERIA SERGENTI;

EID: 34250313691     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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