Knowledge of morphology is still required when identifying new amoeba isolates by molecular techniques

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 178-184

  De Jonckheere, Johan F ^a,b   Gryseels, Sophie ^c   Eddyani, Miriam ^d  

^a DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5.8S rDNA; Hartmannellidae; Internal transcribed spacer; Vahlkampfiidae

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 5.8S;

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GHANA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE;

AMOEBA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, RRNA; GHANA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5.8S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMOEBA (GENUS); AMOEBOZOA; HARTMANNELLA; HARTMANNELLIDAE; HETEROLOBOSEA; VAHLKAMPFIIDAE;

EID: 84861726111     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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