Novel uncultivated labyrinthulomycetes revealed by 18S rDNA sequences from seawater and sediment samples

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-228

  Collado Mercado, Enixy ^a   Radway, Joann C ^a   Collier, Jackie L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplanochytrid; Labyrinthulid; Small subunit ribosomal RNA; SSU rRNA; Thraustochytrid

Indexed keywords

APLANOCHYTRIUM; LABYRINTHULIDA; LABYRINTHULIDAE; PROTISTA; THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

EID: 77954267441     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01361     Document Type: Article

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