Molecular data and phylogeny of Nosema infecting lepidopteran forest defoliators in the genera Choristoneura and Malacosoma

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-58

  Kyei Poku, George ^a   Gauthier, Debbie ^a   Van Frankenhuyzen, Kees ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene organization; Nosema species; PCR; Phylogeny; Small subunit rRNA gene sequences

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA;

CATERPILLAR; CLADISTICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOTH; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTH AMERICA; NOSEMA; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN SPORE; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TREE;

ANIMALS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENES, RRNA; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NORTH AMERICA; NOSEMA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, PROTOZOAN; TREES;

CHORISTONEURA; CHORISTONEURA CONFLICTANA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS; CHORISTONEURA PINUS; MALACOSOMA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA FUMIFERANAE; NOSEMA SP.; PICEA;

EID: 38649128145     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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