Molecular phylogeny of Pneumocystis based on 5.8S rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacers of rRNA gene sequences

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-452

  Li, ZiHui ^a,b   Feng, XianMin ^a   Lu, SiQi ^a   Zhang, Fan ^a   Wang, FengYun ^a   Huang, Song ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5.8S rRNA gene; Internal transcribed spacers; Phylogeny; Pneumocystis

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA 5.8S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GERBIL; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GERBILLINAE; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S;

FUNGI; GERBILLINAE; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; PNEUMOCYSTIS MURINA; PNEUMOCYSTIS WAKEFIELDIAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SACCHAROMYCES; TAPHRINA;

EID: 43149084833     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-008-0057-1     Document Type: Article

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