The ecology and phylogeny of oomycete infections in Asplanchna rotifers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 384-394

  Thomas, Sara H ^a   Housley, Jessica M ^a   Reynolds, Abigail N ^a   Penczykowski, Rachel M ^a   Kenline, Kathryn H ^a   Hardegree, Natalie ^a   Schmidt, Sierra ^a   Duffy, Meghan A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of sex; Pathogens; Plankton; Pythiaceae; QPCR

Indexed keywords

ASPLANCHNA; ASPLANCHNA GIRODI; DAPHNIA; OOMYCETES; PYTHIACEAE; PYTHIUM; ROTIFERA;

EID: 78650932280     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02505.x     Document Type: Article

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