Mitochondrial gene order change in Schistosoma (Platyhelminthes: Digenea: Schistosomatidae)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-321

  Webster, Bonnie L ^a,b   Littlewood, D Timothy J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene order; Mitochondrial genome; Phylogeny; Schistosoma

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; MITOCHONDRION; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE ORDER; INDIA; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA DATTAI; SCHISTOSOMA HARINASUTAI; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INCOGNITUM; SCHISTOSOMA INDICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMA TURKESTANICUM; SYNAPOMORPHY;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; GENE ORDER; GENES, HELMINTH; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SNAILS;

INDIA; THAILAND;

DIGENEA (FLUKES); GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INCOGNITUM; SCHISTOSOMA INDICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 84858278208     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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