Molecular phylogeny of Spirodinium equi, Triadinium caudatum and Blepharocorys sp. from the equine hindgut

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 319-326

  Snelling, Tim ^a   Pinloche, Eric ^a   Worgan, Hilary J ^a   Jamie Newbold, C ^a   McEwan, Neil R ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entodiniomorphida; Gut ciliates; Horse hindgut; Protista; Vestibulifera

Indexed keywords

BLEPHAROCORYS; CILIOPHORA; ENTODINIOMORPHIDA; EQUIDAE; PROTISTA; TRIADINIUM; VESTIBULIFERIDA;

EID: 84857660499     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4467/16890027AP.11.029.0066     Document Type: Article

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