Phylogeny and nucleomorph karyotype diversity of chlorarachniophyte algae

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 403-410

  Silver, Tia D ^a   Koike, Sayaka ^b   Yabuki, Akinori ^c   Kofuji, Rumiko ^b   Archibald, John M ^a   Ishida, Ken Ichiro ^b,c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorarachniophytes; Genome reduction; Genome size; Nucleomorph; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Secondary endosymbiosis; Symbiogenesis

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ALGA; CHROMOSOME; GENE; GENOME; KARYOTYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; RNA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ALGAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; KARYOTYPING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ALGAE; BIGELOWIELLA NATANS; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; LOTHARELLA;

EID: 34848918626     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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