Partial sequence of the alpha-tubulin gene from histomonas meleagridis isolates from the United States

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 354-356

  Gerhold, Richard W ^a   Lollis, Lori A ^a   McDougald, Larry R ^a   Beckstead, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; AMINO ACID; NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID; CLADISTICS; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; GENE SEQUENCE; GERMANY; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD); UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY DISEASES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRICHOMONADIDA; TUBULIN; TURKEYS; UNITED STATES;

TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

GALLUS GALLUS; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79955608102     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2618.1     Document Type: Article

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