Identification of two spliced leader RNA transcripts from Perkinsus marinus

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-268

  Hearne, Jennifer L ^a   Pitula, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate; Gene; Molecular; Perkinsus; RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SPLICED LEADER RNA;

DINOFLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID;

ALVEOLATA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALVEOLATA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

DINOPHYCEAE; PERKINSUS; PERKINSUS MARINUS; VIBRIO PHAGE NT-1;

EID: 79956339912     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2011.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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