Highly divergent SSU rRNA genes found in the marine ciliates Myrionecta rubra and Mesodinium pulex

Protist

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 347-359

  Johnson, Matthew D ^a   Tengs, Torstein ^b,d   Oldach, David W ^b   Delwiche, Charles F ^c   Stoecker, Diane K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; MESODINIUM; MESODINIUM PULEX; MYRIONECTA RUBRA; PROTOZOA; PULEX; UNCULTURED EUKARYOTE;

EID: 6344262263     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434461041844222     Document Type: Article

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