Molecular characterization of histomonas meleagridis and other Parabasalids in the United States using the 5.8S, ITS-1, and ITS-2 rRNA regions

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 610-615

  Lollis, Lori ^a   Gerhold, Richard ^a,b   McDougald, Larry ^a   Beckstead, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PROTOZOAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARABASALIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOON; SIMPLICIMONAS SIMILIS; TETRATRICHOMONAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; GALLIFORMES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PARABASALIDEA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

AVES; HISTOMONAS MELEAGRIDIS; PARABASALIDEA; PROTOZOA; TETRATRICHOMONAS;

EID: 80051774767     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2648.1     Document Type: Article

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