The phylogenetic position of Ovavesicula popilliae (Microsporidia) and its relationship to Antonospora and Paranosema based on small subunit rDNA analysis

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-273

  Vossbrinck, Charles R ^a   Andreadis, Theodore G ^a  

^a Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsporidia; Ovavesicula; Paranosema; Phylogeny; Popillia japonica

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROSPORIDA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANTONOSPORA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MICROSPORIDIA; PARANOSEMA; POPILLIA JAPONICA;

EID: 35348910779     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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