Molecular characterization of a subgroup IE intron with wide distribution in the large subunit rRNA genes of dermatophyte fungi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-617

  Jackson, Colin J ^a   Barton, Richard C ^b   Clark, C Graham ^c   Kelly, Steven L ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatophyte; Group I intron; LSU rRNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA; LARGE SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; RNA 23S;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE; INTRON; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RNA GENE; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; BASE SEQUENCE; BEAUVERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, RRNA; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOME SUBUNITS, LARGE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRICHOPHYTON;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON INTERDIGITALE; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 70849128721     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802385445     Document Type: Article

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