α- and β-tubulin phylogenies support a close relationship between the microsporidia Brachiola algerae and Antonospora locustae

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 388-392

  Lee, Renny C H ^b   Williams, Bryony A P ^a,b   Brown, Amanda M V ^b   Adamson, Martin L ^b   Keeling, Patrick J ^b   Fast, Naomi M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edhazardia aedis; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Fungi; Molecular systematics; Parasite

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

FUNGUS; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

APANSPOROBLASTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MICROSPORIDA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

APANSPOROBLASTINA; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN;

ANTONOSPORA LOCUSTAE; BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; EDHAZARDIA AEDIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; FUNGI; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA;

EID: 54249117221     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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