Characterization of a transcriptionally active Tc1-like transposon in the microsporidian Nosema bombycis

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-15

  Xu, Jinshan ^a   Luo, Jie ^b   Debrunner Vossbrinck, Bettina ^c   Zhang, Xiaoyan ^a   Liu, Hangdeng ^b   Zhou, Zeyang ^a,b  

^a CHONGQING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome; Nosema bombycis; Tc1 like; Transposase; Transposon

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA BOMBYCIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 75949085947     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-010-0010-x     Document Type: Article

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