The distribution of elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1α), elongation factor-like (EFL), and a non-canonical genetic code in the ulvophyceae: Discrete genetic characters support a consistent phylogenetic framework

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-372

  Gile, Gillian H ^a   Novis, Philip M ^b   Cragg, David S ^a   Zuccarello, Giuseppe C ^c   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caulerpales; Chlorophyta; Dasycladales; Elongation factors; Green algae; Ignatius tetrasporus; Systematics; Taxonomy; Ulotrichales; Ulvales

Indexed keywords

ALGAL RNA; ELONGATION FACTOR 1;

GENETICS; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; PHYLOGENY; RARITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE, GREEN; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, ALGAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACETABULARIA ACETABULUM; ALGAE; BATOPHORA OERSTEDII; CAULERPALES; CHAETOMORPHA; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORALES; DASYCLADALES; IGNATIUS TETRASPORUS; PARVOCAULIS; ULOTRICHALES; ULVALES; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 67651176182     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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